How to balance security & guest experience in vacation rentals
A good guest experience is what will make or break your vacation rental business. For property managers, having appropriate security measures in place to protect their hosts and their properties from damage and troublesome guests is crucial when it comes to the success of a vacation rental business. There is, however, the possibility that you […]
Summer season safety: how to protect your vacation rental
If you’re feeling the January blues, you’re not the only one: January is notorious for making you feel, well… blue! The festive period you spent months gearing yourself up for is now well and truly over, the weather is cold and those New Year resolutions are starting to hit home. The summer season feels just […]
Guest screening for vacation rentals: an expert’s guide
For short-term and vacation rental hosts, guest screening is one of the key components to responsible and successful hosting. A lot of vacation rental hosts and property managers see guest screening as an intimidating and time-consuming process, that can lead to fewer bookings, lower revenue, high overhead costs, and an administrative headache when it comes […]
AirCover: why Airbnb continues to lead with integrity
Wednesday 29th June 2011 is a significant day in the history of Airbnb. It’s the day that EJ wrote a blog post titled – Violated: A traveler’s lost faith, a difficult lesson learned – which explained in detail how an Airbnb guest by the name of Dj Pattrson spent an entire week vandalising and ransacking […]
Vacation rental revenue management: an introduction to the basics
This is a guest post by the team at Rented, who provide revenue management technology, tools, and services to help vacation rental managers optimize their portfolio of properties. Starting on a revenue management journey can be complex, so let’s start with the groundwork. Revenue management defined: “A strategy that uses data to predict consumer behaviour […]
Non-urban vacation rental trips: the rise of new destination types
This is a guest post from Jade Tinsley, Head of Marketing at Transparent. Throughout the global pandemic, the rise of non-urban vacation rental trips has been talked about as a potential trend to guide investment and operations. Transparent’s data illustrates the impact on different short-term rental destination types throughout the course of the industry’s recovery […]
How to build a sustainable vacation rental business
People are waking up to the fact that more needs to be done in order to protect our planet, and with COP26 approaching, we will soon find out what the leaders of the world have planned for tackling climate change. Now more than ever is the time to focus on bringing sustainability to the forefront […]
How to market your vacation rental to remote workers
The words “digital nomad” and “remote workers” are ones that are thrown around pretty regularly now in the short-term and vacation rental industry and with good reason. Globally, remote workers are one of the prevailing narratives that have arisen from a Covid-19-reformed working world, with short-term rental platforms like Airbnb looking to capitalise on the […]
Guest booking analysis and new consumer trends in the UK holiday rental market
This is a guest post from Kelly Odor, Marketing Director at Bookster. Bookster is one of the leading PMS’ offering an easy-to-use solution and dedicated service to property owners and managers in the holiday lettings industry. At Bookster, we have the opportunity to analyse guest bookings and understand new consumer trends in the holiday rental […]
Airbnb WiFi: setting up your network for guests
Airbnb WiFi speeds and internet access are arguably more important than running water for many of those who regularly use Airbnb. That makes it an essential feature and something no modern rental property should be without. So, what are your options? This is a guest post by Jamie Kavanagh, Contributor at Broadband Genie. Broadband Genie is an […]