How to price your Airbnb

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The short answer of how to price your Airbnb effectively is to examine the competition and price yourself in the mid-range to start with and as you get more reviews, to gradually increase your price. The one additional comment I would make is that there is a definite relationship between the quality of your photographs … Read more

10 ways to market your Airbnb (that are guaranteed to work in 2022)

MARKET YOUR AIRBNB

This article covers 10 different ways to promote your listing on Airbnb that will result in more customers paying higher prices and staying for longer. This is an in-depth article of all of the things that most Airbnb hosts don’t do. They’re leaving money on the table. If you do these things, I would bet … Read more

Check out all your options to bill short rental guests

how to charge your short term rental guests

Many people don’t realize that you have many options as to how to charge your guests for their stay with your short-term rental. It’s true that with some platforms you only have one option, but generally, this just refers to Airbnb. This article is all about the different ways that you can charge guests and … Read more

Create beautiful Airbnb Amenities to wow your guests (Least to Most Expensive)

airbnb amenities

When I revamped my Airbnb I thought for a long time about how to improve my listing amenities., and this article is a result of what I did. Exceeding expectations for your Airbnb Guests is one of the easiest ways to get fantastic reviews. The first time I stayed in the Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok, … Read more

10 Tips for Promoting your Airbnb Listing on Facebook (that work).

Promoting your Airbnb Listing on Facebook

Having a Facebook page can give outstanding exposure to your Airbnb rental if used right. For example, my guests log on to our wifi either by signing up with Facebook (and like our page) or by supplying their email address and password. In truth, there are a ton of ways you can use Facebook (along … Read more

How to get more bookings for your short-term rental!

more bookings for your short rental

This is the question I hear everyone asking. “How do I get more bookings on Airbnb”. This article isn’t going to address how to write a great Airbnb profile, that’s covered elsewhere, we’re going to look at expanding your horizons, and then looking at some actionable tips. But really simply, if you want more bookings … Read more

How To Save Money On Your Airbnb Listing In The Winter

save money on heating

After my first winter running my Airbnb apartments I realized that saving money on your heating bills was extremely important to stay profitable because (unless you’re in Australia!) in most places in the world, it gets cold. Really cold. The last thing you want is for your utility bills to suddenly go through the roof. … Read more

How to Attract Lucrative Business Travelers on Airbnb & Booking.com

How to Target Business Travelers on Airbnb & Booking.com

One of the biggest ‘bumps’ in my bookings has come from specifically targeting business travelers for my Booking.com & Airbnb apartments! Contrary to what most people in their 20s believe, I know from experience that business travel isn’t always that much fun. You tend to run late from meetings, arrive late, and leave early. With … Read more

Stop Paying OTA Commission: Here are 12 insider tips.

stop paying ota commission

Online travel agencies are awesome, and we get great bookings from them, but they’re also expensive. You’ll sometimes have to (or opt in to) pay commissions of up to 25% per booking. That’s a big chunk of your revenue. The standard answer when people renting out their property on booking.com or Expedia or Airbnb when … Read more

How to get more Bookings on Booking.com in 2022

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Booking.com is by far the most profitable channel for me. Almost 8 out of every 10 of my bookings are from booking.com. They have a fantastic, highly sales focussed infrastructure which includes free promotions, google ads, and more. They have been the largest online travel agency (see this article) for more than two years in … Read more

Triple your Airbnb bookings with a Channel Manager!

triple your sales with a channel manager

Put simply a Channel Manager, when talking about running a hotel or renting out your property for short-term lets is a centralized system for storing and organizing bookings. They link Expedia, Airbnb, Booking.com, and many other travel websites. They can message your guests, set your prices, prevent over-bookings, and much much more. When I started … Read more

13 Awesome Ways to Make More Money from your Short Term Rental

Make More Money from your Short Term Rental

In over three years of letting out apartments on Airbnb, Booking.com, and many other websites, I have realized that there are a ton of opportunities to increase your revenue while still presenting yourself in an honest, ethical, and professional way to your customers. The real truth is that the best guests are the ones that … Read more