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How Improving Guest Satisfaction Grows Your Vacation Rental Profits and Business

Last Modified Date: 10 April 2025

In the world of holiday rentals, especially for hosts managing 10 or more properties, learning ...

9 Biggest Challenges of Scaling Airbnb Business and Solutions

Scaling an Airbnb business comes with exciting opportunities but also significant challenges. As hosts expand their portfolios, they must navigate issues like maintaining profitability, managing staff, and handling guest expectations.

Why Do You Need a Direct Booking Website for Your Vacation Rental Business in 2025?

There are multiple third-party platforms to list your properties, yet more reliance on them could...

Property Management Expansion: Strategies for Successfully Entering New Markets

Property management expansion into new markets presents a prime growth opportunity, enabling property managers to tap into new revenue streams and diversify their portfolios. Expanding allows managers to reach wider

2025 Vacation Rental Growth Strategies for Multi-Property Hosts

Managing a large network of short-term rentals comes with unique challenges and opportunities. Running a portfolio of over 50 properties requires efficiency and automation to ensure continuous Airbnb growth and

How a Rental Profit Calculator Helps Multi-Property Hosts

A vacation rental profit calculator assists in evaluating investment opportunities before purchasing a rental property. It also helps high-volume hosts track performance across their portfolio, optimise revenue, and identify high-

Does Vrbo Use Automated Messaging?

One of the most critical parts of a vacation rental operation is communicating with guests. Excellent communication skills convey respect for guests’ enquiries and feedback, enhancing the guest experience. However,

Short-Term Rental Revenue Management: Tips for Hosts with Large Portfolios

Effective short-term rental revenue management goes beyond just setting prices. It’s about strategically balancing pricing, occupancy, and profitability. For hosts managing large portfolios, this becomes even more complex, requiring a

Airbnb Crash – Collecting Guest Direct Contact Details

Airbnb’s website occasionally experiences downtime. According to Downdetector, the platform has experienced outages and issues on several occasions in the past, impacting both hosts and guests. While it’s unclear whether

Furnishing a Vacation Rental: Tips for Picking the Best Airbnb Furniture

Whether you are upgrading your Airbnb furniture or furnishing a vacation rental from scratch, choosing the right pieces is essential for creating a comfortable and stylish space. In this article,

Stand Out and Get Booked: The Power of Unique Vacation Rentals

In today’s competitive short-term rental market, standing out is more important than ever. Travellers are no longer just looking for a place to sleep; they want memorable experiences. This shift

Expedia Payment Plans: What Hosts Need to Know

As a vacation rental host, understanding how and when you get paid is crucial for managing cash flow and maximising revenue. Expedia offers different payment models, each with its own

The Contactless Future of Guest Experience

Technological advancements are revolutionising how we communicate and do business, including in the short-term rental industry. Innovations are driving a shift towards a more contactless guest experience, replacing face-to-face interactions

Booking.com Insurance for Hosts: What’s Covered and How It Works

As a Booking.com host, your top priority is creating a safe and enjoyable experience for your guests. But what about protecting your vacation property from the unexpected? That’s where Booking.com

How Can Guest ID Verification Benefit Your Vacation Rental Business?

Have you received massive cleaning bills recently? If so, look at your calendar and see who’s been staying at your rental. If you don’t know the identity of your guests,

The Importance of Guest Vetting

We don’t live in an ideal world, so you don’t always host quiet and considerate guests. You may face risky reservations that could threaten your property...

5 Things to Know about Security Deposits for Vacation Rentals

Many vacation rental managers are in two minds about whether or not safeguard their properties...

Renting Out Your Timeshare on Airbnb: Tips, Challenges, and Opportunities

Listing a timeshare on Airbnb can be an appealing option for hosts looking to dip their toes into vacation property investment without the full-time commitment of traditional ownership. Timeshares let

Building Direct Guest Relationships on Airbnb

In the past, OTAs like Airbnb used anonymous email addresses to communicate between guests and hosts. This made it difficult for hosts to build direct relationships with their guests and

Kid-Friendly Vacation Rentals: How to Prepare Your Airbnb for Kids

Creating a kid-friendly vacation rental can make your property the perfect choice for families looking for a stress-free vacation. Discover essential tips for preparing your Airbnb for kids, covering safety

Top 2025 New Year Resolutions for Vacation Rental Managers

As we enter 2025, the vacation rental industry continues to adapt to evolving guest expectations. Staying ahead of the competition requires prioritising guest experience, which has emerged as the key

Zeevou 2024 Recap: A Year in Review

Welcome to the comprehensive Zeevou 2024 recap! This overview delves into the advancements of Zeevou through 2024, including Add-On features and advanced Rate Rules. Join us as we explore Zeevou’s

Vacation Rental Copywriting: 10 Tips to Boost Bookings

Words have the magic power to captivate. Copywriting will teach you how to mingle words...

Airbnb Extended Stay Tips for Hosts and Owners

Airbnb Extended Stay refers to bookings that last for several weeks or months, offering a flexible alternative to traditional rental agreements. With the rise of remote work, professionals are opting

Top 10 Smart Lock Companies for Your Vacation Rental

Smart locks will secure your vacation rental and bring you peace of mind. Not only can you monitor your property while you’re away...

Vrbo Host Insurance 101: Coverage, Exclusions, and How to Claim

As a Vrbo host, protecting your property and ensuring a smooth guest experience are top priorities. Vrbo Host Insurance offers valuable coverage for unexpected incidents, such as guest injuries, giving

11 Essential Google Tools for Your Direct Booking Website

Building a direct booking website is just the beginning. You should know how to optimise your website...

Zeevou 2023 Recap: A Year in Review

Welcome to the comprehensive Zeevou 2023 recap! This overview delves into the advancements of Zeevou through 2023, including a seamless transition from the Hub to the Web App and an

How to Make up for Lost Airbnb Guest Reviews

Airbnb has established itself as a leading platform for short-term accommodations worldwide. Since travellers can’t see listings in person before booking, guest reviews are essential for helping them make informed

Vacation Rental Pricing Strategy: 4 Mistakes Hosts Must Avoid

Vacation rental revenue management is no rocket science. However, it is complex enough to lead vacation rental managers...

Does Your Vacation Rental Website Have a Strong Privacy Policy?

In today’s technology-driven landscape, safeguarding privacy has become paramount. If you manage a vacation rental website or short-term rental property, your guests trust you with their personal data, such as

How Zeevou’s Rate Rules Can Maximise Your Profit

Maximising profit is the ultimate goal of every vacation rental manager. Establishing specific pricing strategies helps you...

45 Best Vacation Rental Podcasts for Property Managers

Vacation rental managers and property owners have countless ways to catch up...

How to Boost Your Revenue for Christmas Holiday Vacations

The magic of Christmas comes alive during the holiday season, and for vacation rental hosts, the aim is not only to create...

7 Factors to Look Out for When Choosing Rental Arbitrage Properties

If you’re looking to expand your vacation rental business, rental arbitrage properties could be a smart investment. However, there are many aspects that you need to bear in mind. In

Collect Guest Emails to Boost Direct Bookings

Why Collect Guest Email Addresses? Are you relying solely on third-party booking platforms like Airbnb or Booking.com to manage guest communications? While it seems convenient, you’re missing a key element

How to Make Your Vacation Rental Ready for Christmas

The favourite time of the year is fast approaching, and travellers are deciding where to book their Christmas trips....

What Is CRM in Property Management?

Data and Information built incrementally are among the most valuable assets over the course of time in a company...

Task Management for Vacation Rentals: How Zeevou Simplifies Property Operations

Managing holiday lets can feel like juggling a dozen tasks at once: coordinating housekeeping schedules, addressing maintenance issues, and meeting guest expectations. Property managers often find themselves buried in spreadsheets

Streamlined Property Management Report to Owner for Success

Is sending property management reports to owners an easy job? As a property manager, have you: Automated owner reporting serves as an essential solution that offers property owners a clear

Black Friday Deals for Vacation Rentals: 10 Enticing Promotion Ideas

What does scoring the best Black Friday deals mean for you? Do you consider it an unbeatable opportunity to hunt the best of the bargains?

10 Essential Airbnb Hosting Tips for a Memorable Thanksgiving

Embarking on the journey of Airbnb hosting opens doors to extra income and exciting encounters worldwide. In navigating the ever-changing travel landscape...

The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Thank You Letter for Renting a Vacation Home (2021)

In our recent blog post How to Run a Perfect Email Marketing Campaign for Your Vacation Rental, we discussed the significance of email marketing in receiving more direct bookings and

Airbnb Guest Manual and How to Make One

How do we feel at home? We have no problem using electrical appliances and do not need to search much to find stuff. We know how the neighbourhood works...

Top 3 Reasons to List on Expedia for Property Managers

Every short term rental manager knows the significance of listing their property on multiple Online Travel Agencies...

Airbnb Horror Stories to Make Hosts Think Twice Before Accepting Bookings

As Halloween approaches, it’s the perfect time to explore the chilling tales from the world of Airbnb. Beneath the surface of seemingly profitable stays lies a realm of unexpected horrors

How to Import Your Airbnb Listing into a Direct Booking Website

After listing a vacation rental on several OTAs, many hosts look to launch their direct booking websites...

From Setup to Success: A Guide to Luxury Home Rentals

Luxury home rentals present a unique opportunity for hosts to maximise their investment through exceptional guest experiences. Success begins with meticulous setup, including selecting prime locations, investing in high-quality furnishings,

Increase Bookings with Smart Home Rentals

In today’s tech-driven world, running smart home rentals can be a game-changer for boosting bookings and enhancing the guest experience. From keyless entry and smart thermostats to automated lighting and

Zeevou Wins VRMB’s Keystone Awards 2021

We are extremely pleased to announce that Zeevou was selected as one of the winners of the VRMB’s Keystone Awards...

No Email Alias To Your Airbnb Guests! Do You Really Need It?

Last year, Airbnb announced an update for hosts retiring the ability to send emails through Airbnb to guests, effective in early August 2020. Airbnb would take away this essential tool

How to Develop a Content Strategy for Your Property Management Blog

It’s almost 2021, but blogging is still around and remains one of the most popular marketing strategies. Today, you can hardly find a business that doesn’t have a blog, both

Vacation Rental Channel Manager at HOST 2019

Zeevou, a vacation rental channel manager, is set to exhibit at HOST 2019. Our Team have managed to secure a prime booth right...

Let’s See What Happened at HOST 2019!

HOST 2019 brings together the latest developments in the vacation rental and short let business...

Should Hosts Chase Airbnb Superhost Status?

Many Airbnb hosts, especially the recently joined ones, strive to become an Airbnb Superhost and get the badge on their listings and profile pages. Airbnb requires you to meet certain

Vacation Rental Influencer Marketing: Today’s Best Bet to Get Seen

Traditional digital advertising channels have lost their efficiency by large. Ads that rely heavily on words give their place...

How to Make Your Vacation Rental Payments 100% Secure?

As a short-term rental owner, you need safe and effective ways to settle online payments to succeed in this industry....

What Are the Basic Facilities for Disabled Guests in Hotels and Vacation Rentals?

The primary basis of hospitality is guest experience, delivering unique experiences that your guests can...

Common Airbnb Security Deposit Issues and How to Solve Them

A security deposit is like a shield for your vacation rental property. That is why many listing platforms like Airbnb use security deposits...

Has Booking.com Extended the Maximum Length of Stay?

During the Coronavirus crisis, some listing platforms, such as Airbnb, got more serious about long-term stays...

How to Find the Best Smart Locks for Airbnb

Smart locks are more affordable for your Airbnb business. The sleek and shiny design of a smart lock on your door makes a great first impression...

5 Automated Messages That Can Save Your Vacation Rental Business

Many property managers claim that it is critical to implement automated messages for a vacation rental business, especially when running more than ten lets. If you have doubts about this

Long-term Rental vs Short-term Rental Managing Both From the Same System

As a vacation rental manager, you might have felt the need to manage long- and short-term rentals at the same time and from the same system. Why? In the pre-Covid

Should I Let My Airbnb Guests Check Out Late?

Guess you have already dealt with this situation. You have done all the work and put so much effort into your current guests’ stay. Everything has gone very well so

Airbnb Co-hosts: To Hire or Not to Hire

Running your Airbnb on your own might give you a strong sense of satisfaction as you can personally supervise all aspects of your business and ensure you provide an outstanding

4 Tactical Vacation Rental Housekeeping Mistakes to Avoid

People choose vacation rentals over hotels to feel homey. This doesn’t mean they don’t expect a short-term rental to be hotel-grade comfortable, spotless as a 5-star hotel, and look, smell,

How to Screen Airbnb Guests to Eliminate Reservation Risks

They are real stories that happened to some property owners who tended to make some money from their rental, but they ended up with severe property damages and losing a

A 6-Step Roadmap to Grow Your Vacation Rental Business

Now that you’ve established one (or more) top-performing vacation rentals, have overcome early challenges and grasped...

Tips on How to Post Your Vacation Rental on Facebook to Get More Engagement

Social media provides a great opportunity for short-term rental owners to attract potential...

How to Optimise Your Direct Booking Website to Attract More Bookers

Capturing more direct bookings will sooner or later require building a good direct booking website. One that stimulates the growth...

Airbnb Host Tips: 8 Proven Airbnb SEO Hacks Every Vacation Rental Owner Must Use

Ranking higher within Airbnb’s search results among an endless list of similar listings translates...

4 Most Inspiring Vacation Rental TV Shows

Why should you watch vacation rental TV shows? To make the most of what you do, first, you must love what you do. People who like their jobs are more

An Ultimate Guide to Airbnb Automation

Knowing how to automate Airbnb operations is the key for all Airbnb Hosts to reach their first and foremost goal: putting more heads in beds – which means a higher

7 Must-do’s in a Check-out Procedure for Rental Properties

Why You Need a Check-out Procedure for your Rental Property Check-out procedures for a rental property are crucial for the continued success of a vacation rental business. Short term rental

What Is a Unified Inbox?

Vacation rental management entails a lot of text switching before, after and during a guests’ stay at your vacation rental. The more guests you host, the more communication you have...

How to Set Property Management Goals and Objectives

Whether you’re new to the hospitality industry or in the middle of the path, you must have targets in your strategy. As managing short-term rentals is a broad, multi-faceted field,

How to Do a Complete Keyword Research for Vacation Rentals

If you’re following our blog posts at least once in a while, you might know how important it is to have a direct booking website, as getting direct bookings without

Everything You Need to Know About Airbnb

It is undoubtedly exaggerating if we claim that the word ‘Airbnb’ is just as famous as Google, but for sure if you have the slightest interest in travelling, Airbnb is,

Google’s Free Booking Links: Best Rates for Travellers, More Direct Bookings for Hoteliers

With 86.62% of the search engine market shares in the United States of America and 93.2% of the...

Zeevou’s New Update Streamlines Web Application Integration Through OpenAPI and Integration with Zapier

What Is Web Application Integration and How Does it Help...

The Future Is Dynamic: Implementing Data and Technologies for Short Term Rental Success

In this guest blog post from Transparent, you’ll learn more about dynamic pricing and how to find and implement dynamic pricing strategies for vacation rentals using data. Vacation Rental Pricing

Listing on Airbnb: The Pros and Cons

To many vacation rental managers, listing their property on Airbnb boils down to easy money. In contrast, the others prefer to take sides with direct bookings in the debate over

Complete Guide to Rental Property Maintenance Checklist

What Is Considered Maintenance on a Rental Property? As a property manager, you need to set a maintenance schedule on your calendar and have inspection sessions regularly. Why? Because you

Booking.com Promotions (2021 Ultimate Review)

Promotions are powerful tools for marketing and optimising revenue in the short-term rental industry. In particular, when the inventory...

Understanding Airbnb Cancellation Fees

While planning for my trip to Paris to spend Easter there in the spring break of 2017, I was more in favour of places with Free Cancellation as far as

Hostfully vs Touchstay: Who Should I Go with for My Digital Guidebook?

Nowadays, one of the most important marketing assets for vacation rental owners and serviced apartment operators is digital guidebooks. A digital guidebook includes an introduction of your property and essential

Zeevou Receives 2020 LUXlife Magazine’s Hospitality Awards

Zeevou is proud to have won the LUXlife magazine’s 5th annual Hospitality Awards as the Best...

All You Should Know About Online Check-ins vs Meet and Greet Check-ins

It has been long believed that meeting and greeting your guests at the door with a nice smile, having a short and friendly talk with them and sharing a few

How and When to Use Discounts to Get More Direct Bookings

Do I have to use discounts to get more direct bookings? Do direct booking discounts actually help my short-term rental business?

iCal vs API: How to Use Channel Managers to Connect to OTAs via iCals or API?

Have you heard of people talking about channel managers,...

7 Appealing Vacation Rental Blog Post Ideas for Your Direct Booking Website

Building a blog is an inseparable part of a vacation rental’s digital marketing campaigns...

Zeevou Releases Airbnb Messaging Autoresponder to Increase Airbnb Ranking

“Airbnb ranking, SEO ranking, Booking.com ranking,” everything seems to be about ranking nowadays! Every step you want to make forward, every action you need to take to enhance your profit

Airbnb vs Vrbo: 9 Essential Factors Vacation Rental Managers Must Know (2023 Update)

As a vacation rental manager or an operator of serviced apartments, your ultimate aim is to increase your occupancy rates as high as possible. To make the best income out

The Best Software for Vacation Rentals Operations Management 2021

Vacation rental managers face several challenges as the operational workload of property management is inevitably high. Hotelminder describes the essence of vacation rental management as a multiple location business that

Zeevou Academy, the Ultimate Learning Space for Short-term Rentals

In today’s world, the exclusivity of knowledge and experience is quite widespread. It’s a common belief...

Which 8 Vacation Rental Booking Sites Bring You the Most Reservations? (2023 Update)

Which eight vacation rental booking sites bring you the most reservations is a question that is often asked and discussed within hospitality circles. Any hospitality owner should know how to

Automated Operations for Property Management

Automation has become an integral part of almost every business since the beginning of the modern era. It takes over the labour which, in older times, humans had to...

Should I List My Property on Booking.com?

If you are a vacation rental manager you will probably have heard of, if not used, Airbnb and VRBO....

How to Benefit From Vacation Rental Facebook Ads

Online booking websites like Airbnb help you get seen and access your global target customers; they fill your calendar and bring you the number of bookings you need, but don’t

Top 4 Funny, Engaging Property Management Facebook Post Ideas

Ask a short-term rental manager to share some property management Facebook post ideas with you. Probably 90% of the time the answers you get include engaging photos of your properties,

How to Run a Perfect Email Marketing Campaign for Your Vacation Rental

An average email user receives 416 commercial emails per month. The fact that our inboxes are flooded with a pile of daily offers, newsletters, and sales deals every day, depicts

News

Zeevou 2024 Recap: A Year in Review

Welcome to the comprehensive Zeevou 2024 recap! This overview delves into the advancements of Zeevou through 2024, including Add-On features and advanced Rate Rules. Join us as we explore Zeevou’s

Zeevou 2023 Recap: A Year in Review

Welcome to the comprehensive Zeevou 2023 recap! This overview delves into the advancements of Zeevou through 2023, including a seamless transition from the Hub to the Web App and an

Zeevou Wins VRMB’s Keystone Awards 2021

We are extremely pleased to announce that Zeevou was selected as one of the winners of the VRMB’s Keystone Awards...

Vacation Rental Channel Manager at HOST 2019

Zeevou, a vacation rental channel manager, is set to exhibit at HOST 2019. Our Team have managed to secure a prime booth right...

Let’s See What Happened at HOST 2019!

HOST 2019 brings together the latest developments in the vacation rental and short let business...

Has Booking.com Extended the Maximum Length of Stay?

During the Coronavirus crisis, some listing platforms, such as Airbnb, got more serious about long-term stays...

What Is a Unified Inbox?

Vacation rental management entails a lot of text switching before, after and during a guests’ stay at your vacation rental. The more guests you host, the more communication you have...

Google’s Free Booking Links: Best Rates for Travellers, More Direct Bookings for Hoteliers

With 86.62% of the search engine market shares in the United States of America and 93.2% of the...

Zeevou’s New Update Streamlines Web Application Integration Through OpenAPI and Integration with Zapier

What Is Web Application Integration and How Does it Help...

Direct Booking

Why Do You Need a Direct Booking Website for Your Vacation Rental Business in 2025?

There are multiple third-party platforms to list your properties, yet more reliance on them could...

Vacation Rental Copywriting: 10 Tips to Boost Bookings

Words have the magic power to captivate. Copywriting will teach you how to mingle words...

11 Essential Google Tools for Your Direct Booking Website

Building a direct booking website is just the beginning. You should know how to optimise your website...

Collect Guest Emails to Boost Direct Bookings

Black Friday Deals for Vacation Rentals: 10 Enticing Promotion Ideas

What does scoring the best Black Friday deals mean for you? Do you consider it an unbeatable opportunity to hunt the best of the bargains?

How to Import Your Airbnb Listing into a Direct Booking Website

After listing a vacation rental on several OTAs, many hosts look to launch their direct booking websites...

Vacation Rental Influencer Marketing: Today’s Best Bet to Get Seen

Traditional digital advertising channels have lost their efficiency by large. Ads that rely heavily on words give their place...

A 6-Step Roadmap to Grow Your Vacation Rental Business

Now that you’ve established one (or more) top-performing vacation rentals, have overcome early challenges and grasped...

How to Optimise Your Direct Booking Website to Attract More Bookers

Capturing more direct bookings will sooner or later require building a good direct booking website. One that stimulates the growth...

Operations

9 Biggest Challenges of Scaling Airbnb Business and Solutions

How a Rental Profit Calculator Helps Multi-Property Hosts

Does Vrbo Use Automated Messaging?

Booking.com Insurance for Hosts: What’s Covered and How It Works

As a Booking.com host, your top priority is creating a safe and enjoyable experience for your guests. But what about protecting your vacation property from the unexpected? That’s where Booking.com

5 Things to Know about Security Deposits for Vacation Rentals

Many vacation rental managers are in two minds about whether or not safeguard their properties...

Does Your Vacation Rental Website Have a Strong Privacy Policy?

How to Boost Your Revenue for Christmas Holiday Vacations

The magic of Christmas comes alive during the holiday season, and for vacation rental hosts, the aim is not only to create...

7 Factors to Look Out for When Choosing Rental Arbitrage Properties

If you’re looking to expand your vacation rental business, rental arbitrage properties could be a smart investment. However, there are many aspects that you need to bear in mind. In

Task Management for Vacation Rentals: How Zeevou Simplifies Property Operations

Channel Manager

Top 3 Reasons to List on Expedia for Property Managers

Every short term rental manager knows the significance of listing their property on multiple Online Travel Agencies...

Zeevou Wins VRMB’s Keystone Awards 2021

We are extremely pleased to announce that Zeevou was selected as one of the winners of the VRMB’s Keystone Awards...

How to Optimise Your Direct Booking Website to Attract More Bookers

Capturing more direct bookings will sooner or later require building a good direct booking website. One that stimulates the growth...

Airbnb Host Tips: 8 Proven Airbnb SEO Hacks Every Vacation Rental Owner Must Use

Ranking higher within Airbnb’s search results among an endless list of similar listings translates...

Booking.com Promotions (2021 Ultimate Review)

Promotions are powerful tools for marketing and optimising revenue in the short-term rental industry. In particular, when the inventory...

iCal vs API: How to Use Channel Managers to Connect to OTAs via iCals or API?

Have you heard of people talking about channel managers,...

Should I List My Property on Booking.com?

If you are a vacation rental manager you will probably have heard of, if not used, Airbnb and VRBO....

iCal Calendar for Property Management

Using several channels increases the visibility of your vacation rental and serviced apartments and hence bookings...

Best Channel Manager Award Won by Zeevou

Best Channel Manager was the most contested category at the Shortyz 2020 – and Zeevou are extremely...

Co-Hosting

How to Find the Best Smart Locks for Airbnb

Smart locks are more affordable for your Airbnb business. The sleek and shiny design of a smart lock on your door makes a great first impression...

Airbnb Co-hosting Fees

Hosting is hard work. You have to take care of a whole lot from getting your space ready, messaging guests and reviewing them, handling reservations and check-ins/outs, and updating...

What Are the Essentials for a Co-hosting Contract?

Whether you are seeking someone to manage your property as a short-term rental, or you manage vacation rentals or serviced apartments on behalf of property...

Integrations

How to Optimise Your Direct Booking Website to Attract More Bookers

Capturing more direct bookings will sooner or later require building a good direct booking website. One that stimulates the growth...

Zeevou’s New Update Streamlines Web Application Integration Through OpenAPI and Integration with Zapier

What Is Web Application Integration and How Does it Help...

iCal vs API: How to Use Channel Managers to Connect to OTAs via iCals or API?

Have you heard of people talking about channel managers,...

Unlock More Bookings with Google Vacation Rentals and Zeevou Integration

What is Google Vacation Rentals? Before answering this question, let’s take a moment to appreciate...

Sage Pay Rebranding to Opayo by Elavon

Sage Pay has rebranded. From July 13th, 2020, Sage Pay will be known as Opayo by Elavon. Sage Pay rebranding occurred because it has been acquired by Elavon...

Zeevou Announces ClickSend Integration

Communication tools are a must in a property manager’s toolbox. You need to communicate with guests, property owners, and employees on a regular basis...

All You Should Know about Xero vs QuickBooks

Due to their time-efficiency and cost-effectiveness, cloud-based accounting software has been increasingly in demand over the past few years. These solutions offer many features that most small to medium-sized businesses...

Payment Gateway Fees Comparison

Your payment gateway integration directly affects the conversion rate on your direct booking website. An efficient payment method will reduce your rental...

Integration with Guest Guru: Leveraging AI for Guest Communication

Welcome to a new era of guest communication where conversations are not limited to traditional means but extend into the realm of artificial intelligence. In today’s fast-paced world...

COVID-19

Impacts of COVID-19 on Vacation Rentals: Short to Mid Term Webinar

Just like the other sections of the hospitality industry, vacation rentals have been hit by the recent pandemic and the big rebound hasn’t occurred yet. Impacts of COVID-19...

Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Hospitality Industry

COVID-19 is putting an end to 11 years of unprecedented growth in the hotel industry. There is no sugarcoating it...

COVID-19 Cancellations: How to Deal with Refunds

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has largely impacted the hospitality industry. The flow of bookings into hotels and serviced apartments, i.e. vacation rentals...

Staycations in Heyday of Coronavirus

As the number of coronavirus cases is growing worldwide, more and more travellers are temporarily putting off or cancelling their trips. Travelling abroad is particularly...

COVID-19 and Airbnb Hosts – How to Survive

COVID-19 and Airbnb Hosts, how to get additional direct bookings, more Airbnb/Booking.com traffic and turn these negative events into a positive one....

Airbnb AirCover: Offer Longer Stays with Peace of Mind

The possibility to work from home in the post-pandemic world has tremendously changed life and travel trends in 2021....

Property Manager’s To-Do List for Running a Successful Business in 2023

Another tumultuous year has come to an end, and 2023 is finally here. What 2023 has in store...

What Property Managers Must Know About New Restrictions on Hospitality Venues in England, January 5th 2021

The first week of the new year started with some stressful news...

Marketing

Building Direct Guest Relationships on Airbnb

In the past, OTAs like Airbnb used anonymous email addresses to communicate between guests and hosts. This made it difficult for hosts to build direct relationships with their guests and

Vacation Rental Copywriting: 10 Tips to Boost Bookings

Words have the magic power to captivate. Copywriting will teach you how to mingle words...

Vacation Rental Pricing Strategy: 4 Mistakes Hosts Must Avoid

Vacation rental revenue management is no rocket science. However, it is complex enough to lead vacation rental managers...

How Zeevou’s Rate Rules Can Maximise Your Profit

Maximising profit is the ultimate goal of every vacation rental manager. Establishing specific pricing strategies helps you...

45 Best Vacation Rental Podcasts for Property Managers

Vacation rental managers and property owners have countless ways to catch up...

How to Boost Your Revenue for Christmas Holiday Vacations

The magic of Christmas comes alive during the holiday season, and for vacation rental hosts, the aim is not only to create...

How to Make Your Vacation Rental Ready for Christmas

The favourite time of the year is fast approaching, and travellers are deciding where to book their Christmas trips....

Black Friday Deals for Vacation Rentals: 10 Enticing Promotion Ideas

What does scoring the best Black Friday deals mean for you? Do you consider it an unbeatable opportunity to hunt the best of the bargains?

The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Thank You Letter for Renting a Vacation Home (2021)

In our recent blog post How to Run a Perfect Email Marketing Campaign for Your Vacation Rental, we discussed the significance of email marketing in receiving more direct bookings and

Customer Service

Why Do You Need a Direct Booking Website for Your Vacation Rental Business in 2025?

There are multiple third-party platforms to list your properties, yet more reliance on them could...

The Importance of Guest Vetting

We don’t live in an ideal world, so you don’t always host quiet and considerate guests. You may face risky reservations that could threaten your property...

Building Direct Guest Relationships on Airbnb

In the past, OTAs like Airbnb used anonymous email addresses to communicate between guests and hosts. This made it difficult for hosts to build direct relationships with their guests and

Top 10 Smart Lock Companies for Your Vacation Rental

Smart locks will secure your vacation rental and bring you peace of mind. Not only can you monitor your property while you’re away...

11 Essential Google Tools for Your Direct Booking Website

Building a direct booking website is just the beginning. You should know how to optimise your website...

How to Make up for Lost Airbnb Guest Reviews

How Zeevou’s Rate Rules Can Maximise Your Profit

Maximising profit is the ultimate goal of every vacation rental manager. Establishing specific pricing strategies helps you...

How to Make Your Vacation Rental Ready for Christmas

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Industry Insights

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2025 Vacation Rental Growth Strategies for Multi-Property Hosts

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Stand Out and Get Booked: The Power of Unique Vacation Rentals

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Expedia Payment Plans: What Hosts Need to Know

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The Contactless Future of Guest Experience

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__hs_cookie_cat_pref	6 months	HubSpot sets this cookie to record the categories a visitor consented to. It contains data on the consented categories.
__hs_do_not_track	5 months 27 days	HubSpot sets this cookie to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot.
__hssrc	session	This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session.
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CookieLawInfoConsent	1 year	Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.
elementor	never	This cookie is used by the website's WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website's content in real-time.
hs-messages-hide-welcome-message	one day	HubSpot sets this cookie to prevent the chat widget welcome message from appearing again for one day after it is dismissed. It contains a Boolean value of True or False.
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JSESSIONID	session	The JSESSIONID cookie is used by New Relic to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application.
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Cookie	Duration	Description
__cf_bm	30 minutes	This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.
__hssc	30 minutes	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie.
bcookie	1 year	LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID.
bscookie	1 year	LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website.
email	7 days	It will be used to auto-fill the Calendly email field from the HubSpot email field.
firstname	7 days	It will be used to auto-fill the Calendly form first name field from the HubSpot first name field.
lastname	7 days	It will be used to auto-fill the Calendly form last name field from the HubSpot last name field.
li_gc	5 months 27 days	Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes.
lidc	1 day	LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection.
messagesUtk	5 months 27 days	HubSpot sets this cookie to recognize visitors who chat via the chatflows tool.
pvc_visits[0]	1 day	Posts View Counter set this cookie to ensure accurate view counts on each page.
referrer_user_id	14 days	Calendly sets this cookie for the booking functionality of the website.
user_pricing_currency	1 day	This cookie is used on the pricing page to display the appropriate currency based on the user's geographic location, ensuring that pricing information is relevant and tailored to the user's region.
UserMatchHistory	1 month	LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing.
yt-player-headers-readable	never	The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user's viewing experience.
yt-remote-cast-installed	session	The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-fast-check-period	session	The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos.
yt-remote-session-app	session	The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player.
yt-remote-session-name	session	The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY	never	The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_calendly_session	21 days	Calendly, a Meeting Schedulers, sets this cookie to allow the meeting scheduler to function within the website and to add events into the visitor’s calendar.
_ym_visorc	30 minutes	Yandex sets this cookie to allow the site's Session Replay to function correctly.
SRM_B	1 year 24 days	Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors.
ymex	1 year	Yandex sets this cookie to collect information about the user behaviour on the website. This information is used for website analysis and for website optimisation.
yuidss	1 year	Yandex stores this cookie in the user's browser in order to recognize the visitor.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__hstc	5 months 27 days	This is the main cookie set by Hubspot, for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).
_clck	1 year	Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID.
_clsk	1 day	Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording.
_ga	1 year 1 month 4 days	The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
_ga_*	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_gat_UA-*	1 minute	Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking.
_gcl_au	3 months	Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
_gid	1 day	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
_pendo_guides_blocked.4cfbcefc-fcf9-4b66-5dc6-9b0d81bb07a9	never	Pendo sets this cookie to identify and record the visitor’s Account ID that will be used in Pendo, like Guide delivery and analytics.
_pendo_visitorId.4cfbcefc-fcf9-4b66-5dc6-9b0d81bb07a9	never	Pendo sets this cookie to identify and record the visitor’s Account ID that will be used in Pendo, like Guide delivery and analytics.
_ym_d	1 year	Yandex sets this cookie to store the date of the users first site session.
_ym_isad	20 hours	Yandex sets this cookie to determine if a visitor has ad blockers.
_ym_uid	1 year	Yandex sets this cookie to identify site users.
ajs_anonymous_id	never	This cookie is set by Segment to count the number of people who visit a certain site by tracking if they have visited before.
ajs_group_id	never	This cookie is set by Segment to track visitor usage and events within the website.
ajs_user_id	never	This cookie is set by Segment to help track visitor usage, events, target marketing, and also measure application performance and stability.
AnalyticsSyncHistory	1 month	Linkedin set this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie.
CLID	1 year	Microsoft Clarity set this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited.
CONSENT	2 years	YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
hubspotutk	5 months 27 days	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
ln_or	1 day	Linkedin sets this cookie to registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website for internal analytics.
MR	7 days	This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes.
SM	session	Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.
yabs-sid	session	Yandex sets this cookie to store the session ID.
yandexuid	1 year	Yandex sets this cookie to identify site users.
yp	1 year 1 month 4 days	Yandex sets this cookie to compile anonymous information on users’ browsing, to know the origin of the visits and other statistical data.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_fbp	3 months	This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
ANONCHK	10 minutes	The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user's session ID and also verify the clicks from ads on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalization as well.
fr	3 months	Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
i	1 year 1 month 4 days	This cookie is set by OpenX to record anonymized user data, such as IP address, geographical location, websites visited, ads clicked by the user etc., for relevant advertising.
MUID	1 year 24 days	Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations.
sync_cookie_ok	1 day	This cookie is set by the provider WebVisor. This cookie is used for marketing purposes.
test_cookie	15 minutes	The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
ttwid	1 year	TikTok sets this cookie to keep track of how embedded services are being used.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	5 months 27 days	A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA	6 months	YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
YSC	session	YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
yt-remote-connected-devices	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-device-id	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
yt.innertube::nextId	never	This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
yt.innertube::requests	never	This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.