Recently, there have been significant changes in the vacation rental industry. All of these changes impact us, independent owners and travelers, alike, and they have not been good for either. The commercialization of the vacation rental industry is financially squeezing owners and travelers, and unnecessary restrictions are reducing the quality of service. The vacation rental industry was and still is a grassroots effort. That’s what made it great! If we lose sight of our roots, fees go up and quality service goes down. I finally came to the conclusion that something should, or better yet, something that needed to be done.