iTrip review
Our independent editorial read on iTrip for New York short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Franchise
- Headquarters
- Brentwood, TN
- Markets
- 100+ destinations (US/Canada)
- Management fee
- Not published (set by franchisee)
- Listings
- Thousands (network)
- Size
- Giant
The published facts, in plain English
iTrip is a franchise operator based in Brentwood, TN, covering 100+ destinations (US/Canada). No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: Thousands (network). Scale: giant.
Data-desk note: 80+ franchisees, no single service standard; opaque owner fees.
Who it’s for
iTrip is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in New York.
Our take
We list iTrip’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because iTrip keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer openly. Published pricing is one of the things we weight most heavily.
What the record says about fit
Scale is the first thing the record signals: we file iTrip as giant, and size cuts both ways — deeper coverage and systems on one side, less room for one owner’s exceptions on the other. Published coverage is 100+ destinations (US/Canada) — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a franchise operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. With no fee in print, treat every iTrip conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with iTrip.
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If iTrip beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does iTrip publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does iTrip operate?
100+ destinations (US/Canada). It is based in Brentwood, TN.
How big is iTrip?
Published portfolio: Thousands (network). We file it as giant in scale.
What to pin down with iTrip
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
- Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.
What are the best iTrip alternatives?
The closest alternatives to iTrip are SkyRun, Casago and Grand Welcome — the same management shape. Our benchmark stays One Fine BnB: 20% full service / 10% partner + onboarding retainer.
| Company | What it is | Published fee |
|---|---|---|
| One Fine BnB Our benchmark | Two published tiers: 20% full service, or 10% partner when you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. | 20% full service / 10% partner + onboarding retainer |
| SkyRun | Franchise · 50+ ski/resort destinations | ~20–30% (per own guidance) |
| Casago | Franchise · 70+ markets (US/Mexico/CR/Aruba) | Not published (set locally) |
| Grand Welcome | Franchise · ~23 states incl. Hawaii | Not published (owner fee) |
Switching is worth the friction when the gap is structural rather than cosmetic: a published price you can budget against instead of a quote, a crew that actually works your market, or an exit clause that lets you leave with your listing and its reviews. If iTrip clears those three for your property, a lower headline number elsewhere rarely pays for the move.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see One Fine BnB for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
See One Fine BnB →