With more than 35 years of combined experience in vacation rentals, Alex Husner and Annie Holcombe have teamed up in this award-winning vacation rental podcast to connect the dots between inspiration and opportunity, seeking to find the one story, idea, strategy or decision that led to their guests big A-HA moment.
Join them, as they highlight the REAL stories behind the people and brands that have built vacation rentals into the 100 BILLION dollar industry it is today.
Industry Thought Leader, Co-Host
Annie has over 30 years experience in hospitality and tourism holding positions from Front Desk, Sales & Marketing, owner relations on the property management side if the business until 2012 when she moved to the OTA world to work for Expedia. At Expedia she oversaw one of the largest Vacation Rental markets, Florida Panhandle and Gulf Shores, AL which ultimately lead to a position as Senior Key Account manager specializing in vacation and non traditional lodging accounts. This led to a role on the channel management side with Lexicon Travel helping managers optimize and grow reach and revenues. In 2022 she moved to lead the US Supply team at Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy and the spring of 2024 joined, NextPax to lead their Technical Supply partnerships. In her spare time she enjoys yoga, kayaking with her husband Pat and hanging out with their dog at home in Panama City Florida.
CMO, Casago
Alex Husner is CMO for Casago, one of the largest professionally managed vacation rental companies in the US and Mexico. Casago’s vacation rental franchise model provides operators with the tools to grow their business with the support, software, systems and purchasing power of a national organization. Alex previously served as CMO for Condo-World for 13 years, a vacation rental business based in North Myrtle Beach, SC that managed over 500 properties and led sales and marketing efforts for an additional 5,000 partner properties in the Southeast. She has a passion for developing strategies that drive sales overnight and brand over time, connecting all aspects of digital, social and traditional marketing. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for the VRMA (Vacation Rental Managers Association) and is Past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB.
