Haustay

APRIL 3, 2025

In this case study, well walk you through how Haustay transformed this underperforming listing, revamped the guest experience, and helped the property owners dramatically increase bookings and revenue. As a result, the property wasnt attracting the level of bookings or nightly rates it deserved. Why Haustay?

Rent

Zeevou

APRIL 23, 2025

Success isnt just measured in bookings, but in how efficiently and profitably your business grows. One of the smartest ways to boost margins across multiple listings is to reduce your property management cost and reinvest those savings into a robust direct booking strategy.

Property Management

Avantio

MAY 26, 2025

Key Takeaways A direct booking website is essential in 2025: Travelers trust brands with a strong online presence more than OTAs alone. Multi-channel visibility combined with a synced calendar boosts exposure and booking potential. Multi-channel visibility combined with a synced calendar boosts exposure and booking potential.

Airbnb

Host Tools

JUNE 26, 2025

Host Tools now offers the option to create a direct booking site for your properties. With commission fees often eating into profits by 10-15% , direct bookings can improve your bottom line while providing you with complete control over your guests’ booking experience. Start your free trial today!

Airbnb

Thanks For Visiting

MAY 15, 2025

Ready To Grow Your Direct Bookings? Here Are 5 Steps To Skyrocket Your Direct Bookings With StayFi If you’re an Airbnb or short-term rental host trying to crack the code on direct bookings, you’re not alone. Here are five easy ways to double your direct bookings using StayFi (and why nows the time to start).

Airbnb

BetterWho

JULY 17, 2025

How to Use It: Set up pipelines for property management leads , separating them into stages like “New Lead,” “Initial Contact,” “Meeting Booked,” and “Signed Agreement.” For example, when someone books a call through Calendly, Zapier can add them to LeadSimple, Slack-notify your sales team, and update your CRM—all without manual work.

Property Management

Avantio

JULY 17, 2025

Key Takeaways Direct bookings let you reduce OTA commission fees and regain control of your revenue. With the right strategy and tools, achieving 65% direct bookings is possible —and proven. This is where the power of direct booking for short term and vacation rentals comes into play. Why should you aim for direct bookings ?

Media

AirKeeper

MAY 6, 2025

Between handling guest bookings, coordinating cleaners, juggling maintenance needs, and staying on top of local regulations, what starts as a promising investment can quickly become a full-time job. If youre feeling exhausted, unable to take a break, or anxious about every booking, its a clear indicator that the current approach isnt working.

Professional Property Management

Rentals United

MAY 16, 2025

Relying on only a handful of channels is risky algorithms can change, booking sites can go bust, and you could be putting your business on the line. If you manage to find the channels that fit your properties and align with your target audience, they can be a great source of bookings.

Rental Unit

Zeevou

MAY 14, 2025

For hosts with multiple properties, the choice between direct bookings and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) significantly impacts their vacation rental ROI. Direct bookings often yield better long-term returns due to lower fees and stronger guest relationships. urban vs. coastal) can increase gross booking revenue by 57%.

Property

Zeevou

APRIL 16, 2025

Its about strategically growing your brand and driving direct bookings. In this article, well explore key property marketing tips that will elevate your business and help you attract more direct bookings. A strong, recognisable brand builds trust, drives direct bookings, and lays the foundation for long-term growth.

Property

Zeevou

MARCH 19, 2025

A high tourism rate or strong business presence can lead to consistent bookings. Properties with unique or in-demand amenities tend to attract more bookings, making them more profitable. This can include booking confirmations, check-in/check-out processes, and guest communication.

Property Management

Rentals United

APRIL 17, 2025

Current booking trends suggest that property managers can find big potential by shifting towards mid-term rentals and adjusting their pricing models to better fit new regulations and market demands. And how can I use them to get more bookings? And how can I use them to get more bookings? But what is a mid term rental anyway?

Rental Unit

Zeevou

JUNE 26, 2025

An Airbnb channel manager is an essential tool for UK property managers seeking to streamline operations across multiple booking platforms. It syncs availability, rates, and bookings between OTAs like Airbnb and Booking.com to prevent double bookings and save time. Ready to boost your direct bookings and eliminate overbookings?

Airbnb

Zeevou

JUNE 12, 2025

In this article, we’ll explore how branded searches directly impact revenue growth and why having the best direct booking website for short-term rentals is critical to converting that interest into commission-free bookings. Ready to build a recognisable brand and increase direct bookings? Check-out Zeevou’s solutions.

Engineering

Hospitable

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Keep Your Calendar Synced with iCal Imports By The Hospitable Team Product and Company Managing bookings across multiple channels can be challenging, especially as you strive to maximize your propertys occupancy and avoid double bookings. This is why importing all of your bookings to a master calendar is critical for your operations.

Management

Buildium

APRIL 23, 2025

For example, Buildium Marketplace partner STAN AI can respond to calls, texts, emails, and chats 24/7 to help residents book amenities, submit maintenance requests, report policy violations, and more. But not all requests need to be handled by you or your team personally. Many can be handled by an AI chatbot.

Property Management

Zeevou

MAY 8, 2025

In todays competitive short-term rental market, simply listing your property on major booking platforms isnt enough to stand out. Holiday rental websites allow you to scale bookings efficiently, reduce commissions across the board, and centralise brand visibility. Ready to optimise your direct bookings?

Engineering

Condo Control

MAY 12, 2025

Check your governing documents Your governing documents may require you to follow Roberts Rules of Order , a book that is considered an authority on parliamentary procedure. In the case of an HOA election and there is a rare outcome of a tie. Here are some ways you can move forward.

Government

Avantio

JULY 14, 2025

Let’s dive into our curated list of the Top 7 global best vacation rental platforms : Booking Airbnb Vrbo TripAdvisor Expedia HomeToGo Kayak So, whether you’re new to the vacation rental scene or looking to fine-tune your existing strategies, read on! Registration is swift, and the platform is straightforward and user-friendly.

Airbnb

Rentals United

JULY 1, 2025

Property managers know that to maximize their bookings and revenue, they need to advertise on as many different booking sites as possible. But managing multiple properties across a variety of booking sites can be complicated – so how can you simplify the process? All in all, double bookings are a disaster for property managers.

Airbnb

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

Convenient Resident Services Automating resident services lets tenants request maintenance, book amenities, or ask questions through a portal or app anytime. Managers monitor progress and spot issues early. Smooth onboarding builds resident trust and encourages long-term retention.

Property Management

Beyond

JUNE 26, 2025

That’s translating into early bookings, higher nightly rates, and longer stays across key vacation markets. STR markets for July 4–6, 2025 based on occupancy, booked rates, and revenue per listing. Plus, we dive into nationwide holiday booking trends and guest behavior so you can price and prepare with confidence.

Engineering

BetterWho

JULY 17, 2025

CTA: “Schedule a Free Consultation” Retargeting Ad Message: “You checked us out—but haven’t booked a call. Maintenance. Communication. Here’s why our clients stay.” Visual: Testimonial clip with a success story You can assign a remote team member to manage and track the performance of these ads while you stay focused on growth.

Property Management

Tokeet

JULY 23, 2025

You deal with booking calendars, guest messages, cleaning schedules, and making sure your prices are just right. Many property managers face these same issues, leading to missed bookings or unhappy guests. This way of working often leads to mistakes, like double bookings or slow responses to guests. But there’s good news.

Property

American Apartment Owners Association

JANUARY 29, 2025

Automatically importing transactions: Connect your bank information to Ledgre through Plaid and automatically import transactions from the account or card to your digital books. Being a landlord involves reporting financial information to the IRS each year, and with accurate books, you can ensure that you qualify for more deductions.

Landlord

Bay Property Management Group

JULY 14, 2025

to handle bookings, guest turnover, and day-to-day tasks. These sites give hosts access to millions of guests worldwide and offer helpful tools to manage bookings, set prices, and talk to guests. Bookings can drop during off-peak seasons or economic downturns. In busy markets like D.C., So, you should be prepared for that.

Real Estate

ADDA

MAY 29, 2025

With purpose-built tools like ADDA , you dont need a CPA to run your reports or explain your books. It empowers your board to make smart, transparent decisions, keeps residents informed, and ensures financial readiness for future needs. If your HOA hasnt adopted fund accounting yet, nows the time.

Finance

Rentals United

JULY 17, 2025

million room nights booked daily, it offers global reach that rivals any other online travel agency (OTA). Since its first launch the platform was designed for travellers to book accommodation worldwide. million bookings daily across 28+ million listings worldwide. With over 28 million listings and more than 1.5

Property Management

Buildium

MAY 29, 2025

For years, digital simply meant using spreadsheets instead of ledger books. But things have changed. Todays property managers can build entire operations that are fully digital, from lease signings to vendor payments to team coordination.

Property Management

Buildium

MAY 18, 2025

If your books are a mess and you cant do that, you could be fined, you could lose your license, and you could even go to jail. After working in the industry for several years, he sees it as a best practice that can help you avoid serious liability in the event of an audit: It can be a matter of your reputation or even your livelihood.

Property Management

Beach Front Property Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Start by implementing an online reservation system, allowing prospects to book tours directly through your website without coordinating with leasing staff. By offering these tours, properties can schedule more visits each day while freeing up staff from in-person shows, making the leasing process more efficient.

Property

ADDA

JULY 20, 2025

The chairperson and secretary must sign, seal, and enter the final minutes into a bound Minute Book. All records, including the minutes book, must be kept up to date by the secretary. Karnataka The managing committee must meet at least once a month in accordance with Section 28A of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act.

Management

Hospitable

APRIL 2, 2025

Furnished Finder Fees: What You Need to Know as a Property Owner By The Hospitable Team OTAs Looking for a way to fill the gaps in your Airbnb booking calendar during a shoulder season? Furnished Finder doesn't charge commissions or booking fees as many other platforms do, and there are no mark-ups on rental rates. Sign up now!

Property

ADDA

JULY 30, 2025

Does ADDA support visitor management and facility bookings? From gated entry logs to clubhouse bookings, ADDA simplifies it all. Is this suitable for commercial properties? ADDA supports both residential and commercial property management in the UAE. Ready to Switch to the Best Property Management Platform in UAE?

Management

Host Tools

MAY 12, 2025

Whether its a double booking or a payment issue, reaching out to Vrbo customer service is often necessary. Heres how to decide which support channel to use depending on the issue: Booking issues Examples : Double bookings, failed payments, suspicious reservations. Best Channel : Phone support for immediate action.

Compliance

Hospitable

JULY 8, 2025

Ryan says they’ve been accepting direct bookings for the last two and a half years, and they also utilize Hospitable’s Dynamic Pricing solution. We’re getting a lot more bookings, and it’s very easy to use. In this e-book, we cover: Decisions to make and things to check before you start. It’s working. I definitely like it.”

Management