Uvika Wahi

Short-term rental conferences 2023 for hosts and property managers

2023 Short-Term Rental Conferences Property Managers and Owners Cannot Miss

Uvika Wahi

Attending short-term rental industry conferences in 2023 is an important step for vacation rental owners and property managers hoping to ...

EnviroRental: A sustainability resource designed with short-term rental businesses in mind

EnviroRental: A sustainability resource designed with short-term rental businesses in mind

Uvika Wahi

It has become increasingly clear lately that the short-term rental industry must recognize the importance of sustainability initiatives and strive ...

Crafting authentic vacation rental guest experience through collaboration with local businesses

How to craft authentic guest experiences by partnering with local businesses

Uvika Wahi

As a rental host or property manager, how essential is it to build local relationships with businesses in your area? ...

short-term rental booking lead times and daily rates spike for holiday season 2022

Thanksgiving 2022 saw guests book earlier; ADRs skyrocket for the holiday season

Uvika Wahi

The upcoming holiday season is shaping up to be one of the most expensive yet for North American and European ...

The Book Direct Blueprint by Boostly's Mark Simpson

The Book Direct Blueprint: A Short-Term Rental Guidebook

Uvika Wahi

Mark Simpson has been on a roll this past year creating comprehensive resources for short-term rental hosts. Aside from the ...

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Airbnb Private Rooms: Even Brian Chesky is doing it; Why Airbnb likes people’s bedrooms again.

Uvika Wahi

Suddenly, Airbnb is busy rediscovering and promoting private rooms, i.e., renting a bedroom in someone’s home. Brian Chesky has even ...

Boostly hits $3 million in tracked direct bookings

BookDirect proponent Boostly hits $3 million in tracked direct bookings, announces new hires

Uvika Wahi

Short-term rental solutions provider Boostly reports that the company has generated $3 million in tracked direct bookings for their clients. The company ...

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Transparency: How the European Union has made Airbnb more consumer-friendly than in the U.S.

Uvika Wahi

In the US, social media pressure has made Airbnb implement big changes, from including “hidden fees” earlier in its total ...

How hosts, managers, and suppliers can build sustainable short-term rental brands final

VITUR 2022: How hosts, managers, and suppliers can build sustainable short-term rental brands

Uvika Wahi

Sustainability was one of the key pillars of VITUR Summit 2022 in Málaga and with good reason. VITUR is one ...

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How to get a free Minut noise monitor from Airbnb (5 steps)

Uvika Wahi

If you are an Airbnb host, you can now get up to 10 free noise-monitoring devices from Minut. In this ...

Big booking platforms vs. book direct: is there a better choice for hosts and managers

Big booking platforms vs. book direct: is there a better choice for hosts and managers?

Uvika Wahi

If you wish to convert your property into a short-term rental, there is nothing easier than listing it on a ...

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Why is Guesty morphing into the new Pac-Man of the short-term rental industry?

Uvika Wahi

In just 15 months, Guesty has acquired five smaller rivals: MyVR and YourPorter App in April 2021, and YieldPlanet, HiRUM, ...

airbnb myths debunked

5 common Airbnb myths that need to get debunked

Uvika Wahi

Let’s look at common Airbnb myths and see what is true about them. As hosts, a key to success is ...

Are big booking platforms friends or foes to hosts and managers

Are big booking platforms friends or foes to hosts and managers?

Uvika Wahi

Keeping our monthly tradition alive of organizing free online conferences that address challenges associated with various aspects of managing short-term ...

VITUR Summit 2022, must attend for short-term rental managers

VITUR Summit 2022: Prioritizing guest experience, growth, and advocacy

Uvika Wahi

The VITUR Summit is an annual international conference that brings together experts in the field of short-term rentals. The summit ...

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Why attend the Web3 in Travel Summit 2022?

Uvika Wahi

Web3 is the next generation of the internet, one that is decentralized and powered by blockchain technology. With web3, users ...

How to anticipate softening demand in your market and prepare for it

How to anticipate softening demand in your market and prepare for it

Uvika Wahi

U.S. vacation rental markets have thrived these past two years, and based on the most recent data, the travel boom ...

What if the predictions about vacation rental demand softening in fall '22 were right?

What if the predictions about vacation rental demand softening in fall ’22 were right?

Uvika Wahi

The last two years have been good to the short-term industry and this good fortune has not receded yet, if ...

Solutions for Top 5 Staffing Challenges Impacting The Short-Term Rental Industry

Solutions for Top 5 Staffing Challenges Impacting The Short-Term Rental Industry

Uvika Wahi

The demand for workers in the vacation rental industry has skyrocketed, thanks to its immense growth in the past years. ...

4th Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference

DARM 2022: What to Expect at VRMintel’s 4th Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference

Uvika Wahi

The 4th Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management (DARM) Conference is already upon us and will take place in ...