Why attend?
This year’s VRD Summit promises to enrich, inspire, and empower.
Join the industry’s most innovative interior designers, property investors, realtors, and home brands using exceptional design to transform ordinary rentals into extraordinary experiences. Because ordinary just isn’t going to work anymore.
Learn to create more than just pretty spaces—craft profit-making, scroll-stopping, memory-making experiences.
Uplevel more than just your listings, uplevel your entire business. Elevate your skills, network with the best, and stand out in a sea of rentals.
Because in this next generation of hospitality design, it’s not just about aesthetics, but the art of business.
Get ready to uplevel everything. Your listings. Your business.
And your profit.
Meet
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Ready to discover the next steps to success?
The Summit kicks off with the keynote panel, Anatomy of a Project, moderated by Jessica Duce—principal at JDuce Design, co-owner of Vacation Rental Designers and co-founder of VRD Summit.
This high-level discussion will examine the unique project processes of four successful interior designers—Tiffany Cassidy of Lagnappe Interiors, Nikki Watson of The Design Quad, Kathy Kuo of Kathy Kuo Home and Terri-Leigh Huleis of Found Home Co.
In all, 16 industry-leading interior designers will share their vacation rental design prowess through presentations, panels, and breakout sessions.
In addition to this lineup, we’re offering 1:1 mentoring and designer-led showroom tours featuring many of the speakers.
Get one-on-one feedback on exactly how to uplevel your business.
Only at the VRDSummit.
Jessica Duce
JDuce Design and Vacation Rental Designers
Nikki Watson
The Design Quad
Jennie Engelhardt
HostGPO
Kathy Kuo
Kathy Kuo Home
Terri-Leigh Huleis
FoundHomeCo.
Janice Wilson
Smartology
Linda Holt
Linda Holt Creative
Jenna Gaidusek
AI for Interior Designers
Scottie Collins
Saturday Linens
Ursula Carmona
Home Made By Carmona
Paula Oblen
Paula Oblen Vacation Interiors
Rina Norwood
Rina Norwood Design
Eoin Harrington
Studio MINE
Tyann Marcink
Touch Stay
Justin Ford
Breezeway
Ericka Saurit
Saurit Creative
Durk Johnson
Seabrook Hospitality
Mike Peterson
Visionary Design Marketing and Science in Design
Kristi Hopper
Kristi Hopper Designs
Margie Kaercher
Hearth and Honey Homes
Ishita + Harshad Lalan
Ishita Interiors
Johnathan Miller
Jsquared Interior Staging and Design
Lindsey Pleasant
Hostîe
Jane Dagmi
HPxD
Jen Sexton
HostGPO
Chelsea + Caleb Hannon
Stay Lake Norman
Debbe Daley
Debbe Daley Design
Elissa Bedwell
Vacation Rental Designers
Tiffany Cassidy
Lagnappe Custom Interiors
Dann Foley
Dann Foley Lifestyle
What to expect at the VRD Summit
We’re thrilled to host you in one of High Point’s most notable and historic buildings for the three-day event, Congdon Yards.
Here’s what you can expect when planning for the Summit:
Wednesday
• 9-11:30pm: Vendor Pop-Up + Mentoring Sessions
• 11:30-1:30pm: Official VRD Summit kickoff lunch and keynote panel
• 1:45-6pm: Afternoon presentations + breakouts
• 6:15-8:00pm: Evening welcome mixer @ Gallery 1012
Thursday
• 8am: Doors open + Vendor Pop-Up
• 8:30am-11:30am: Morning education + breakout sessions
• 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch, networking, Vendor Pop-Up
• 12:30-6pm: Afternoon education + Final Words
• 6-8pm: Mixer @Codarus
Friday | Half day
• 9am-12pm: Designer-led showroom tours
• 12-1pm: Lunch @ Suites at Market Square
• 1-3pm: Exclusive tours of Shoppe Object + Suites
Registration for the 2024 VRD Summit closes is now closed.
If openings remain, limited onsite tickets may be purchased onsite at the event on Wednesday, April 10.
PLAN YOUR TRAVEL
Whether it’s your first trip to High Point or your 100th, we’ve made it easy to come early for the Vacation Rental Design Summit.
Transportation will be provided to and from the following hotels:
• Marriott Airport, One Marriott Drive
• Fairfield Inn Airport, 7615 Thorndike Road
• Hampton Inn Greensboro Airport, 7803 National Service Road
• Super 8 by Wyndham, 4400 Regency Dr
Please contact Travel Quest Inc. (336-434-3867, hpmarket@travelquestinc.com, or book online via the button below) for complimentary hotel booking at any of these locations, and let them know you’re attending the Vacation Rental Design Summit.
Wednesday, April 10
• 9:00am – Departure from four listed hotels to Congdon Yards.
• 8:00pm – Departure from Gallery 1012 to four listed hotels.
Thursday, April 11
• 8:00am – Departure from four listed hotels to Congdon Yards. Please arrive in hotel lobby 5 minutes prior to departure time.
• 8:00pm – Departure from Codarus to all six listed hotels.
Friday, April 12
• Guests may utilize the High Point Market hotel shuttles. These shuttles will drop off at Market’s Transportation Terminal where guests can then utilize the Downtown Shuttles or Go Anywhere Shuttles to get to their desired location.
**Airport Shuttle Reservations must be made by April 5, 2024.
For Summit guests flying in on Wednesday, April 10, free shuttles will be provided for those who completed the online reservation form prior to the April 5 deadline. A confirmation email will be sent to those confirmed for the shuttles.
After April 10, guests may utilize the High Point Market airport shuttles. Reservations are also required.
Catch the vibe of last year’s VRD Summit
Pointers for High Point Market Newbies
• The later you wait, the harder it is to find convenient hotels and rentals.
• While the Market officially opens on Saturday April 13, most showrooms and all the antiques and one-of-a-kinds are open by Friday.
• There’s lots more to discover at highpointmarket.org.
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