Rethinking Tourism for the Short-Term Rental Industry
Fostering the awareness of world tourism and understanding the short-term rental sector’s role in driving the economy and providing environmental sustainability is vital in influencing a positive impact on the planet. As a property manager, know how you can be a driving force for change.
Weighing up the new Booking.com damage policy
When short-term rentals spring to mind, you’re either thinking from a host’s perspective or a guest’s. Popular online distribution sites such as Booking.com and Airbnb act on behalf of both parties: without hosts, there’d be no properties to list, and without guests, there’d be no bookings, per see. So why, with the latest damage policy […]
5 tips for marketing your direct booking website
Having a direct booking website is an incredible investment and opportunity for vacation rental owners. But you may be asking, “why do I need a direct booking website when there are OTAs like Airbnb and Booking.com?” The answer is simple. There are lots of great benefits that come with increasing your direct bookings. For example, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Transforming vacation rentals through technology
Travel as a whole took a massive hit due to the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020. However, the pandemic brought about the acceleration and adoption of new vacation rental technology to help solve pain points in the short-term rental ecosystem. People who had never considered using short-term rentals for their holidays have been enticed by […]
Airbnb’s new policy: why the STR sector should be embracing Gen Z rather than shunning them
Airbnb announced on Friday that in an effort to stop unauthorised house parties, it will introduce measures that will prevent under 25’s from booking a home near where they live if they have less than three positive reviews and are booking it for a short period of time. We’re not contesting the mission; any attempt […]
Summer 2020: the rise of the staycation nation
Holidays overseas might usually be your go-to in the summer, but it’s fair to say that the idea of going abroad may not be on a lot of people’s radar at this moment in time. The confusion about where you can and can’t go, along with the amount of time that you might have to […]
A message of hope and advice from our co-founder
After the lockdown comes the excitement. For all of us, whether in the travel industry or not, Boris Johnson’s confirmation that the UK’s domestic tourism market was open for business again with effect from 4th July has triggered a frenzy of excitement. For holiday accommodation owners, businesses and Airbnb hosts, this gives hope for an end […]
Giving Guests the confidence to book after quarantine
When lockdown rules are finally relaxed, people will be thinking about what they can do in order to have some form of holiday this summer. Flights will eventually get up and flying, but how many people will have in the back of their minds a hint of trepidation? Getting on a plane with hundreds of […]
