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How to Book Mid-Term Guests on Airbnb (MTR)
Most people associate rentals with short-term vacation rentals or long-term rentals. However, there is a middle segment ...
How To Use The Booking.com Extranet
If you decide to offer your property on Booking.com, your dearest friend (apart from the Booking.com support team, of co...
VRBO Owner Login | The Guide to the VRBO Dashboard
If you own a vacation rental property, you want to maximize exposure in order to keep it [booked all year](https://www.h...
The Best Ski Resorts for Airbnb in the USA
Tempted to ski? Skiing is a well-known leisure activity luring ski enthusiasts, property investors, families, and friend...
Airbnb Reviews Policy | How to Remove Reviews on Airbnb
Reviews are essential for any host's Airbnb business. Most of us generally read reviews before booking a stay at an Airb...
How to Capitalize on Last Minute Bookings
A last minute booking is generally defined as a booking made within 14 days of check in. There is variability even withi...
10 Best Performing Vacation Rental Ski Markets in the World
Ski markets have long since grown out of being a single-season market and have evolved to attract guests year-round. Dis...
How to Manage Homeowners | Hostaway Owner Portal
Being a property manager involves more than operating the vacation rental, managing staff, and maximizing profit. Mainta...
The Strategy behind Setting Airbnb Fees | Cleaning, Pet, Etc
In operating a successful Airbnb, you will be able to earn additional income, but you will also incur expenses, includin...
What is a Property Management System (PMS) ?
Property management systems are becoming increasingly important to manage short term rentals more efficiently as the ind...
Vacation Rental Accounting | Everything to Know about Airbnb Accounting
Vacation rental homes can be a great source of additional income. By owning a vacation rental business, you can own mult...
Best Vacation Rental Property Management Mobile Apps
Mobile app adoption has skyrocketed over the last decade all around the world. There were approximately 3.5 billion smar...
The most important Airbnb Hosting KPIs
As the management guru Peter Drucker famously said, “If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.” Tracking your proper...
Airbnb Dynamic Pricing Guide | Vacation Rental Revenue Management
Dynamic pricing is a pricing strategy that takes into account multiple factors to adjust price continuously. This is dif...
Top 10 Airbnb Vacation Rental Markets in England
England, along with Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, makes up the United Kingdom. England is both the economic epi...
The Best Zapier Tools to Use for your Airbnb Business
Zapier is an automation platform that allows for two different apps that are not integrated to connect and work together...
What is Hopper and How Does it Work for Vacation Rentals?
Hopper is an accredited online travel agency (OTA) that brings together four verticals - flights, hotels, vacation renta...
Complete Beginners Guide to Vrbo
Owning a short-term rental means you undoubtedly want to promote and acquire as many reservations as you can all year lo...
Smart Locks For Vacation Rentals
Key handovers can be stressful, especially if you have several listings. They take an inordinate amount of time, necessi...
Ways To Make More Money With Your Vacation Rental
You're in the property rental business to make money. It might be difficult to stay ahead of the competition and make mo...
Airbnb Host-Only Fee | What to Know about the 15% Host Fee
Airbnb implemented a new service charge structure in December 2020, giving some short-term rental hosts two options. The...
Vrbo Reviews Policy | How to Remove Reviews on Vrbo
The vast majority of travelers will check reviews before making the decision to book, so getting good reviews consistent...
How to Make a Book Direct Website with WIX
Like every vacation rental business, attracting customers and standing out requires a professional website that allows p...
Airbnb Travel Insurance for Guests | What it is and How it Works
Airbnb has launched travel insurance for guests. Hinted at during an earnings call in August 2021 and rolled out in mid-...
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