Robert Eastman has been involved in dual careers in property management and travel services for over 30 years. He is presently the Managing Director of Robert's Villa List; a marketing company devoted to helping managers and owners of vacation rental properties grow their business.

In 1988 Mr. Eastman founded Villas of Distinction, which has become a leader in the field of Vacation Villa Rentals in the Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico and Europe. In the more than 20 years in the villa business, Mr. Eastman has visited and inspected thousands of rental villas. He is intimately acquainted with the finest and most luxurious villas in the world. He is personally acquainted with managers and owners of villas and estates all over the globe. He has made 100's of visits to the Caribbean. When he is not in the Caribbean, he is inspecting the great villas of Europe. Provence, The French Riviera, Tuscany, and the Greek islands are his regular beat. He is also personally familiar with the great villas in the Pacific including Hawaii, Tahiti, and Bali.

Robert was  awarded the Conde Nast Traveler's 2007 "Top Villa Specialists" award.