Why an ADU might make sense for a Vacation Rental
Tuesday, February 21
There are many properties in Florida that have 2 homes on one lot. Commonly known as an Accessory Dwelling Unit its main purpose is to function in what is aka a mother-daughter-in-law home. One of my recent purchases was a home that has 2 units on the property. At first, we were not too excited ...
How to Acquire Trust To Encourage Direct Bookings
Tuesday, January 31
In this article, I will cover another tidbit gleaned from Mark Simpsons newest book "BookDirect Blueprint". There are a couple of strategies one can use in order to score direct bookings. You can decrease prices on your website and have them lower than advertised on the OTA's. (Online Travel Age...
How to Enhance the Guest Experience using GuestView Guide
Wednesday, January 18
We are all familiar with those ubiquitous screens that are everywhere. Whether at your favorite restaurant or the self-checkout line. Well, it's there for a reason. People love to touch them and interact with them. Now you can introduce these screens to enhance your guest stays using GuestView...
Dtravel - Is this the Future for Accepting Reservations?
Monday, January 09
If you have reservations about taking reservations with cryptocurrency, then this article is not for you. Dtravel promises to give hosts the option to have a book direct short-term rental website that accepts fiat (government-backed currency) as well as crypto. Their website celebrates the fact...
Use Dack for even better Upsells at your Vacation Rental.
Wednesday, January 04
In the last post I wrote about using Mount for upsells at your property. It is a great solution as they provide you with an easy way to rent out amenities at your location as well as provide you with built-in insurance for boats, bikes and scooters that you may rent out. But what if you don't ha...
Provide Upsells at Your Vacation Rental Using Mount
Wednesday, December 21
I was reading the newly released book titled The Book Direct Blueprint by Boostly founder Mark Simpson. I highly recommend this book for the advanced Vacation rental manager/host. This book is not for the beginner. Actually, nothing Boostly does is for beginners! Mark had 12 different leading com...