Join us Backstage: We're evolving the Hostaway Conference into Hostaway Backstage

Every day in the short-term rental world, you put on a show.

Your guests check in, step into a perfectly staged room, and experience the hospitality magic.

To them, it looks effortless. But you? You know exactly what it took to get them there, from the frantic, behind-the-scenes coordination to sync check-ins and cleaners, to handling OTA algorithms and keeping your tech stack running at 2:00 AM.

You aren’t just a "user" of software. You’re the director of a complex, high-velocity operational machine.

And frankly, a standard "User Conference" with standard takeaways just won’t cut it.

That’s why we’re evolving the playbook. The Hostaway Global Conference is officially becoming Hostaway Backstage.

We’re changing the name to reflect a fundamental shift in the focus of our programming, and as we continue to grow, the event itself. 

We aren’t losing the high-energy festival vibes we’ve brought to you for the past three years in both North America and Europe. Access to our team in the Lab, fun live-music performances, and powerful learning sessions aren’t going anywhere. Neither is your opportunity to connect to our local team members that support property managers globally. Instead, we’re dialing in the content to bring you a highly educational and actionable experience.

Here is exactly what this evolution means for you:

A User Conference without the "Conference Vibes"

Let’s be honest about what the words "User Conference" usually mean.

It means sitting in a slightly-too-cold ballroom politely sipping stale coffee. It’s passive. And it’s not how real business growth happens.

Property management is won in the trenches. It’s loud, fast-paced, and intensely operational. You don't scale from 1 door to 100 doors by listening to generic panel discussions. You scale by getting your hands dirty.

With Hostaway Backstage, we’re cutting out the filler. We’re putting you directly in the room with the engineers and partners building the tools you rely on, pairing you with operators pulling off massive numbers, and focusing on tangible growth tactics.

What The Backstage Experience Actually Means 

This isn’t just a cosmetic rebrand or a cool new logo. It’s a promise to deliver focused, high-value education and opportunities.

If the standard conference is the view from the front row, Backstage is where the real magic is made (and the work gets done). When you step into Hostaway Backstage, you can expect to:

• Boost Your Performance: Our team in the Hostaway Lab and our top integration partners are ready to give you a look under the hood. You’ll dive deep into the product to build and optimize bulletproof workflows that save your team hours of manual work every single day.

• Blueprint Your Growth: No high-level theory or generic panels. We’re bringing together the smartest, grittiest minds in the STR industry to swap the exact blueprints, and automations that are working right now (not three years ago) so you leave with highly actionable playbooks for success.

• Build VIP Connections: This is your chance to build a tight-knit network of peers and partners who understand your exact operational hurdles, while working together to share feedback and actively influence the future of our product roadmap.

Step Behind the Curtain

To the property managers, hosts, and partners who have supported our conference over the past three years: thank you. You’re the reason we’ve grown this far.

But the front row is crowded. It's time to step behind the curtain, roll up our sleeves, and build the future of hospitality together.

Welcome to the new era. Welcome to Hostaway Backstage.

👉 Grab your Backstage Pass