Uvika Wahi
Inclusivity in travel: Fabstayz, a dedicated platform for LGBTQ+ guests
The topic of inclusivity has relevance outside of just pride month. As the business of vacation rental evolves, conversations and ...
India vacation rental trends 2021 with Rohit Taparia
With a population of 1.366 billion (2019), India represents a sizeable chunk of the world’s population, including, presumably, travelers. Yet ...
Airbnb vs. Vrbo 2021: 8 industry experts on which channel gets you the most bookings (and why)
2020 was undeniably significant for the vacation rental industry, and thus far, 2021 promises to outdo it. This year has ...
No Vacancy | Record-High Vacation Rental Bookings Leave Vacation Rental Managers with No Supply
Travel Trends: What Do High Vacation Rental Bookings Mean For Family Vacations and Property Managers Across the United States? Key ...
Tourism Declares aims to make property managers more sustainable
A how-to guide for multi-property owners Sustainability is big. It’s really big. And that’s a good thing. It means there ...
2021 Short Stay Summit: 3 major holiday rental associations get together
The last 18 months have provided plenty of networking and educational opportunities within the realm of holiday rentals, but none ...
Last-minute bookings, when should you drop or raise your price?
Property managers and Revenue Managers are constantly trying to set the prices that will maximize the revenue of each property ...
Increasing the profitability of your rental business at the “Offer moment”
Growing profitability for your rental business starts with increasing occupancy while selling nights for the highest price possible. One critical ...
Watch Brian Chesky on Airbnb May 24 announcement (+ complete transcript)
On May 24, Airbnb announced more than one hundred upgrades across its service for guests, new hosts, and existing hosts. ...
Leverage Google Dynamic Search Ads For Your Vacation Rental Business
If you are a vacation rental manager with a large inventory, you probably want to make sure your marketing caters ...
Learn from the experts (it’s not who you think it is)
A how-to guide for multi-property owners Companies must be prepared to change to stay on top. COVID showed us that. It ...
How property managers can drive direct bookings through advocacy marketing
A how-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 2 of 2) In part one of this series, I talked about how ...
Email Marketing Tips To Grow Your Direct Bookings: Our Top 10 Strategies
Direct marketing and remarketing are time-tested strategies that have shown consistent results in the travel industry. Collecting customer information to ...
Pricing, forecasting, and benchmarking: Master the two primary sources of competitive data
Competitive data in the short-term rental market provides managers answers to important questions regarding their pricing strategy. This type of ...
How property managers can drive direct bookings from repeat guests
A how-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 1 of 2) There’s a lot of discussion in the industry right now ...
How Google Analytics 4 Will Enable More Detailed Measurement Of Your Vacation Rental Website
As a vacation rental business owner, it is vital to stay updated with market trends, current technology, and customer preferences. ...
How to evaluate vacation rental software, with Keystone Awards’ Terry Whyte
Sometimes it might feel like there’s a new vacation rental software out there every day, and let’s be real, this ...
Fully refundable cancellation policies see booking demand at almost the same levels as pre-pandemic
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the requirement for generous cancellation policies has increased dramatically. Guests are demanding flexibility regarding credit, ...
Marketing plan for rental companies: Acting on your Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)
How-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 2 of 2). Find part one here. In my last article, we dug into ...
How to track the recovery of vacation rentals 2021
This month we at Hostaway had a webinar with our partner PriceLabs regarding 10 ways to adjust your prices in ...
