Elevate your vacation rental: Pro tips for a professional look and feel
Elevate your vacation rental: Pro tips for a professional look and feel The vacation rental market is as competitive as it gets, especially if your property is located in a travel hotspot. Customers have more options than ever for finding the perfect spot for their epic weekend or extended stay, so you’ll need your place […]
The Eco-Friendly Choice: Why Providing 100% Cotton Linens in Your Short-Term Rental Matters
The Eco-Friendly Choice: Why Providing 100% Cotton Linens in Your STR Matters When it comes to making environmentally responsible choices for your short-term rental property, the linens you select can make a significant impact. While there is a wide range of options available, 100% cotton sheets and towels stand out as the eco-friendly choice. In […]
Tips for Making Your Vacation Rental More Eco Friendly
Recycling – it’s a way of life for most people, and although we can be diligent about it while at home, as a traveler and vacation rental guest, it can sometimes be challenging. I recently stayed at a waterfront property in Arizona, and everything about my stay was fantastic, aside from having to throw every […]
3 Ways to Make More Money This Summer
The vaccine is being given, families are willing to spend on travel, and they are excited and looking forward to getting out of the house. How can you make the most of this summer’s travel demand? 65% of short-term rentals are forecasting higher revenues in 2021 over 2020. This is especially true in more remote, destination […]
Tips & Tricks to Ensure Your Properties Are Pet-Friendly
Written by the pros at short-term rental property management platform, Guesty. Pets are not for every property, but if you’re willing and able to accommodate some four-legged guests in yours, you’ll find that you can appeal to a larger pool of travelers as you’ll be ticking an important box for the many pet-owners who prefer to […]
Winter Travel: COVID-19 and Cancellations
With COVID-19 still impacting travel, what are the trends to watch this winter season? We’re breaking down this question into two main sections: Booking Trends Cancellations Booking Trends Booking Trends have absolutely shifted, but a look at the recent September data could help us predict the holiday period. According to Guesty, in September, across […]
Expert Q+A: Smart Home Solutions
We sat down with Minut, NoiseAware, and PointCentral to discuss how smart home solutions can improve efficiency, cost savings, safety, and guest trust. The panel also talks about regulatory benefits, and the ability to charge guests more for your property. Monitoring smoking marijuana or vaping is also a hot topic and one area where new […]
7 Tips for Avoiding Unauthorized House Parties in Your Vacation Rental
In your personal life, you may be the life of the party but you likely don’t want a raging party at your home when you’re not at home. Unauthorized parties are one the biggest concerns for owners of short-term rental homes. Many homeowners are reporting a recent increase in party issues at their homes, with […]
Using The Carrot Model™ To Conquer Complaints
Contributed by Doug Kennedy, Kennedy Training Network Anyone who has ever attended a training session on customer service has probably heard the trainer throw out the statistic, “An unhappy customer tells 9 to 10 others…,” which originally came from a study published by the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs in 1986. Now in the era […]
Make Your Listing Stand Out: The Power of Images
There is a fine line between struggling to cover the costs of owning a vacation rental property and turning a profit. Certainly, there are several tweaks an investment property owner can make to nudge the financial needle; by far the most impactful move you can make is to invest in your vacation rental photography. Learn more about what you can do to make your property stand out.
