The last few years has seen how vacation rentals grew into an important sector in online business with the main drivers being portals such as Homeway and AirBnB. These have enabled many property owners to market on a global level and grant a new and effective channel of distribution to many vacation rental managers.

This increase in business is very demanding on the vacation rental managers who needed to shift away from the older models to meet new market needs.

To assist vacation rental managers, technology is vital as the new business model is more demanding. Here is a list of awesome apps for the forward-looking VR manager.

Box.com
Box is an online content sharing and collaboration solution. Get to your files anywhere from any mobile device, collaborate with your team easily, and securely share content with anyone.

Wave Apps
Wave makes it easy to be your own boss. It’s a convenient online app that helps you manage your business better—with 100% free Accounting and Invoicing tools, Payments, Receipts and Payroll.

Uberflip
Supercharge your PDFs! Uberflip is a content marketing tool that makes it easy to enhance, share, and track content across devices. Create stunning digital flipbooks, such as brochures, catalogs, ebooks, magazines, newsletters, guides and more.

Mailchimp
MailChimp helps you design email newsletters, integrate with services you already use, and track your results.

Wunderlist
Wunderlist is the easiest way to get stuff done. Whether you’re planning some maintenance, scheduling cleaning, Wunderlist is here to help you tick off all your personal and professional to-dos.