Longer bookings are surely what anyone running a short term rental business wants? It's almost the best of both worlds: The benefits of renting long term, with the income of a short term rental....

Most Airbnb hosts want to know how to get more bookings. But nobody has a sure way to do it. Even though there are more than enough blogs and websites promoting their tips and solutions, they...

Airbnb hosting isn't for everyone. Many people think they'll be able to run an Airbnb business and then struggle. In this article, we examine the common mistakes Airbnb hosts make when they starting...

Having a Facebook page can give outstanding exposure to your Airbnb rental if used right. For example, I ask guests to "check-in" on Facebook with a picture of them at my property and post it to...

Let's face it, the more automatically your Airbnb or short-term rental business runs, the less stress and time it takes away from you. Indeed every business should run automatically to a certain...

Getting into Airbnb can be tough if you don't own the property, but if you're serious about it, you can do it, and there's more than one way to make money! The simple answer to this question is...

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...

Booking.com is by far my 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...

Put simply a Channel Manager, when talking about running a hotel or renting out your property for short term lets is a centralised system for storing and organising bookings. They link Expedia,...

In over three years of letting out apartments on Airbnb, Booking.com and many other websites, I have realised that there are a ton of opportunities to increase your revenue while still presenting...

When I first started hosting, my biggest variable cost was laundry. The cleaner would do all of the laundry on site, and it would take forever. Now it's a different story. In short, I did the...

Whether you're letting your property on Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia or any other website, a great (not good) house manual does more than serve your guests, it also helps solve problems for you...

Airbnb and Booking.com are two of the giants of the online travel booking world - especially when it comes to letting private accommodation. But which actually delivers a better and easier...

If you do your homework first, you speak to your guests, they have good reviews, and you trust your instincts then you’ve got nothing to worry about (probably), and you'll find 99% of your...

I've been running Airbnbs now for 5 years. I've had a lot of success but also a number of challenges along the way. This post is designed for someone who is thinking of buying a property for...