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

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. A branded search is when someone types your business name – or a variation of it – directly into a search engine.

Engineering

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

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

Beyond

JUNE 5, 2025

Do you use actual booking (source) data, or just scraped data? ‍ That means it doesn’t know what the guest really paid, how long they stayed, or whether they booked during a last-minute discount. ‍ That means it doesn’t know what the guest really paid, how long they stayed, or whether they booked during a last-minute discount.

Engineering

Condo Control

JULY 4, 2025

Communication AI-powered communication systems provide owners with 24/7 access to information, assistance with booking amenities, reporting issues, and answering common questions. Management can also set up simple search engine alerts to notify them of new HOA laws.

Compliance

Condo Control

JULY 4, 2025

Communication AI-powered communication systems provide owners with 24/7 access to information, assistance with booking amenities, reporting issues, and answering common questions. Management can also set up simple search engine alerts to notify them of new HOA laws.

Compliance

Avantio

JUNE 14, 2025

To avoid major mistakes, like double bookings, look for platforms with secure API integrations. Modern property management systems (PMS) automate daily tasks like bookings, guest communication, calendar syncing, and payment tracking, saving managers time and reducing human errors. Use a unified system for managing multiple channels.

Property Management

BetterWho

MAY 28, 2025

Step 3: Create a Lead Generation Engine Your growth wont come from referrals alone. Book a free discovery call with our consulting team You need a predictable system for generating property management leads. And Google wont always help.

Property Management

Zeevou

APRIL 30, 2025

Direct bookings have become essential for maximising profitability, building stronger guest relationships, and reducing reliance on third-party platforms in todays hospitality landscape. Reports show that in 2024, hotel websites made about 60% more money per booking than any other way people booked rooms.

Engineering

Buildium

JUNE 16, 2025

It’s an operations engine for property managers who want to turn chaos into clarity. Appointments are booked via text, email, or chatbot, and the platform handles everything from calendar syncing to ID verification for self-guided tours. LeadSimple: Process Automation and CRM for Growing Teams LeadSimple® is more than a CRM.

Property Management

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

ADDA

JANUARY 27, 2025

Your collections engine keeps running without you having to worry about it. ADDA helps management committees with an effective tool to manage the bookings of such facilities, and also to ensure fair usage while maintaining harmonious relationships among neighbors.

Management

Rentals United

MARCH 24, 2025

To achieve high conversion rates and maximize your bookings from Vrbo, you also need to make sure your listings are optimized to rank high in Vrbo search results. Vrbo works similarly to other online booking platforms in that they have their own, unique factors that affect the ranking of your properties in search. Quality matters, too.

Property Management

Hospitable

MAY 12, 2025

Setting your rate too low will reduce profits; if you put it too high, youll lose bookings. Your entire STR business in one convenient platform Automate communication, create a direct booking website, manage channels, sync calendars, use dynamic pricing, notify your team, and much more! Start today with a 14-day free trial.

Airbnb

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

Beyond

JULY 23, 2025

Get It Now All posts Tax Strategy for Short-Term Rental Hosts: Why Clean Books = Bigger Deductions RACHEL SCOTT July 24, 2025 When the numbers are right, short-term rentals are lucrative. So, how are you handling your books today? There’s a reason over 4 million hosts list properties on Airbnb. Spreadsheets? QuickBooks?

Engineering

Hospitable

APRIL 25, 2025

A Comprehensive Guide for Hosts By The Hospitable Team OTAs Today's travelers can choose from many websites and apps to help them book their next vacations, including traditional OTAs like Airbnb, Expedia, or Booking.com and metasearch engines like HomeToGo. All bookings made through Hopper are confirmed and prepaid by guests.

Airbnb

Avantio

JULY 21, 2025

This guide shows how leading UK agencies automate their admin, maximise bookings, and stay ahead—whether in Edinburgh, Swindon, Liverpool or the Cotswolds. It manages listings seamlessly across every booking platform. A powerful, integrated Channel Manager helps you secure these last-minute bookings and avoid costly double-bookings.

Property Management

Tokeet

JULY 28, 2025

How To Grow Your Conversion Rate for Vacation Rentals Are your vacation rental listings getting plenty of views but not enough bookings? You put in the effort to attract guests, but if they don’t click that “book now” button, all that effort can feel wasted. Fast loading also helps with search engine visibility.

Engineering

Hospitable

APRIL 1, 2025

From Engineer to Remote STR Pro: Eric Bell’s Journey to Automating Success By The Hospitable Team Industry Insights In this episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we're excited to welcome Eric Bell , founder of Milux , a property management company that offers co-hosting services in Michigan. Start today with a 14-day free trial.

Engineering

Hospitable

JULY 29, 2025

He worked as a software engineer and rented a two-bedroom flat in London. He listed one of his bedrooms on Airbnb, and within two days, he got his first booking. Later, as he progressed in his career as a software engineer, Waigwa began investing in properties. He put them on Airbnb to get additional income. Sign up now!

Property

Host Tools

JUNE 2, 2025

Whether youre naming a beach house, lake house , or mountain cabin, the goal is to create an identity for your property that resonates with guests and convinces them to book. Youll also learn how a great name can elevate your propertys appeal and drive more bookings. Stick with two to four words if possible.

Airbnb

Avantio

JULY 11, 2025

Dynamic pricing is the automated adjustment of nightly rates based on supply, demand, competitor activity, and booking behavior. These updates mean your listings remain competitive across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, etc, and your direct booking site. Does it use your performance history and booking window data?

Airbnb

Beyond

JUNE 11, 2025

Is your booking engine charging for every change made? Are you not capturing as many direct bookings as you know you should? Take your direct bookings to the next level with Signal by Beyond. ‍ Beyond is constantly investing in reducing your workload while bringing you more direct bookings.

Engineering

Beyond

JUNE 30, 2025

Launched in June 2025, this update quietly rolled out, but it could impact your visibility and bookings more than you think. ‍ With booking lead times shrinking globally , more travelers are waiting until the last minute to book vacations. ‍ What does that mean for you? ‍ How Do Vrbo’s Last Minute Deals Work?

Engineering

ADDA

JULY 16, 2025

Build your own UI, use ADDA’s backend engine Your frontend team can design the app experience you want, while ADDA handles all core operations like billing, helpdesk, access, and unit data. Reduce development time and cost You don’t need to build invoice systems, complaint trackers, or amenity booking modules from scratch.

Apartment

Yardi Breeze

MARCH 26, 2025

For example, property managers, building engineers and owners all have unique needs, and we ensure they have access to resources that align with their goals. Many strategy books focus on zero-sum thinking, but I believe we can create a bigger pie for everyone to share. They should also attend BOMA events.

Real Estate

Beyond

JULY 21, 2025

Maine Coast, ME ‍ Dramatic coastlines, seafood, and lighthouses drive bookings along the Maine Coast. Here’s What Hosts Need to Know July 1, 2025 Categories Product Engineering Technology Company Saas Subscribe to our newsletter Thank you! Revenue per Listing : $58,780 Avg. Nightly Rate : $365 Avg. Occupancy : 44% ‍ 8.

Airbnb

Rentals United

MARCH 31, 2025

From major OTAs like Booking.com to niche platforms like Plum Guide, as a property manager you have a world of options beyond Airbnb to expand your reach and maximize bookings. What differentiates Booking.com from Airbnb and Vrbo is that its not exclusively for vacation rentals in fact, it was originally a search engine for hotels.

Airbnb

Rentals United

JULY 29, 2025

Week-long bookings now make up roughly 30% of reservations—up from 21% pre-pandemic—driven by remote work, family travel, and relocation stays. It also enables hosts to build direct-booking websites, helping reduce reliance on OTAs. If you are doing it the manual way, there is a lot of time and money you might be losing.

Management

Rentals United

APRIL 7, 2025

Google Vacation Rentals is not an OTA, so the search engine doesnt actually play a role in processing bookings. Google Vacation Rentals is part of Googles broader Google Travel platforma powerful metasearch engine that displays vacation rental listings directly in Google Search, Google Maps, and Google Travel.

Rental Unit

American Apartment Owners Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Leveraging cutting-edge technology and a dedicated team of licensed engineers and inspectors , the company simplifies the compliance process for property owners. Book Your Inspection Today Before Slots Fill Up! How DrBalcony Can Help DrBalcony is at the forefront of Californias balcony and deck inspection industry.

Compliance

Hospitable

MAY 20, 2025

By The Hospitable Team Beginner's Guides , OTAs Running a short-term rental business means juggling many tasks: managing bookings and cancellations across different platforms, communicating with guests, optimizing prices , coordinating turnover cleanings , and delivering memorable experiences. What Is a Property Management System?

Property Management

Beyond

JUNE 24, 2025

A property management system can effectively handle bookings, guest communications, and financial reporting. ‍ These systems manage your calendars, bookings, and guest communications seamlessly. They help you to avoid double bookings and keep everything organized. ‍ Maintain a well-documented digital guest welcome book.

Rental Management

Beyond

JUNE 11, 2025

In part three of this series, we’ll cover how to price your Airbnb (including suggestions for dynamic pricing), how to maintain critical five-star reviews, whether you should Instant Book, and how to start an active social media presence. These dates draw larger crowds, and accommodation gets booked quickly.

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