TAD has a reduced lodging per diem.If you are looking for travelers, with the advent of the Defense Travel System (and its successor) nearl a couple decades ago, travelers can choose whats in the system which basically requires being a Federally  approved hotel (I forget the exact thing, but its a general requirement since this is Federal wide). 

They might be willing to pay slightly more than LTR, but I think if you want 2x-3x LTR they end up sending them to extended stay hotels from what I see.20 years ago many companies gave some nice housing allowances to people relocating, but seems like most of the time now, if they get some kind of relocation assistance, it's more like a flat fee $5000-$10K-$20K and they can spend that however they want....STR, LTR, MTR, extended stay hotel, moving van.   

at the moment I have a business page as a hotel on Google (I have a license as B&B)I've read that to link your website to GVR you need a pms which is compatible, any advice on which PMS to use?

The question I keep wondering is whether STR's will be cyclical like the hotel industry. 

Tommy, the vacation rental occupancy rates on Maui mirror hotel occupancy rates 70-80%.

From what I know, he makes apx $6 million a month and this is just his hotels.

It's not often my guests bring a fury friend, but with hotels not often accommodating many animals, I like to offer a reasonably priced stay for guests of all species.

If you can pull it off, it's just like the hotel industry: you lease long term and retail it by the day/week

The idea of purchasing a room at the Hard Rock Hotel seems like it may be a great way to get into the short-term rental market there and also have someone else manage all aspects the rental, which is ideal for me.

To clarify, here’s what I meant: STR has 2 main enemies:1) hotels bc we are their competition2) LTR renters bc we shrink their supply of housing which increases their rental ratesIf you invest in places like Pigeon Forge or Outer Banks that don’t really have many hotels & don’t have many LTR renters, you should be relatively safe bc there’s no one battling you.