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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 ...

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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

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Vacation Rental Copywriting: 10 Tips to Boost Bookings - Zeevou

Vacation Rental Copywriting: 10 Tips to Boost Bookings

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

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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

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10 Top Smart Locks Companies for Your Vacation Rental - Zeevou

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...

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

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

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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...

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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

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How to Make up for Lost Airbnb Guest Reviews - Zeevou

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

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Vacation Rental Pricing Strategy: 4 Mistakes Hosts Must Avoid- Zeevou

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...

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Breaking News: Booking.com Closes All UK Calendars until May 9th

Breaking News: Booking.com Closes All UK Calendars until May 9th

Booking.com Closes all UK Calendars until May 9th ...

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Zeevou’s Free Plan for Short-Term Rentals

Zeevou’s Free Plan for Short-Term Rentals

Why did we think of developing Zeevou’s free plan? Zeevou’s success in winning The Best Channel Manager Award...

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Best Channel Manager Award Won by Zeevou

Best Channel Manager Award Won by Zeevou

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

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Zeevou’s New Pricing Strategy

Zeevou’s New Pricing Strategy

Zeevou’s new pricing strategy has now been put into place! The roll-out has been eagerly embraced by Zeevou’s partner hosts...

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Startup Grind Shortlists Zeevou for European Conference

Startup Grind Shortlists Zeevou for European Conference

Startup Grind has shortlisted Zeevou. As a result, it is amongst only 100 companies...

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Zeevou's new features

Unbox Zeevou’s New Features with a Smile :)

After putting in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, we are happy to share this exciting news with you! Now, you have the option to import your Airbnb listings...

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Airbnb 2022 Summer Release: Does It Ever Benefit the Hosts?

To address the needs of the world travelling again, Airbnb is rolling out a new update designed to launch...

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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....

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Latest Update on the Airbnb Email Alias Feature!

In an ever-evolving digital landscape, Airbnb remains dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of its vibrant community...

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Direct Booking
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Top 8 Tips to Increase Airbnb Revenue

Many vacation rental owners have been able to sustain a decent revenue level for a few years by implementing the BnB revenue management methods...

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Why Mobile Optimisation Matters for a Direct Booking Website

How did you book your last vacation flight and/or accommodation? The answer must be online reservations through...

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9 Direct Booking Website Design Mistakes That Cost You Bookings

A direct booking website is an unignorable keystone to building a self-reliant lucrative rental business in 2022...

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How Zeevou Helps You to Boost Your Direct Booking Conversion Rates

Why are direct bookings so important for short-term rental owners? Direct bookings benefit both vacation rental owners...

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Why Should I List My Property on Google Hotels?

Millions of travellers use search engines to find and book accommodations. There is also a steady increase in searches...

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Boost Your Airbnb Business with a Vacation Rental Website Builder

As an Airbnb host, you are aware of the importance of brand recognition for achieving success in the competitive vacation rental...

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All You Need to Know about Direct Booking Website Domains - Zeevou

All You Need to Know about Direct Booking Website Domains

In today's digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for businesses in the hospitality industry...

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Do’s and Don’ts of vacation rental websites (FI) - Zeevou

Creating Your Dream Vacation Rental Website: Do’s and Don’ts 

In today’s digital age, a well-designed and user-friendly website is crucial for the success of your vacation rental business...

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How to Get More Direct Bookings

Before we explore the ways that’ll help you get more direct bookings, let’s look at some facts as some of you may not be still convinced that direct bookings...

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4 Most Inspiring Vacation Rental TV Shows-Zeevou

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

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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

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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

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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...

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Complete Guide to Rental Property Maintenance Checklist- Zeevou

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

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Online Check-ins vs Meet and Greet Check-ins - Zeevou

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

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Airbnb Messaging Autoresponder- Zeevou

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

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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,

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How to Use Social Media for Property Management to Get More Direct Bookings

As a property manager, you’re working in one of the most serious industries in the world, each having a particular niche to target! You have to deal with your investors,

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Zeevou’s Essential Tools for Your Airbnb Revenue Management 

Vacation rental revenue management means finding the perfect balance between pricing and occupancy to ensure maximum profits. This can be a complex and time-consuming task...

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Maximise Your Bookings Using Booking.com Rate Plans

Imagine you’re grocery shopping. You go for a packet of breakfast cereal, but there’s only one type on the shelves...

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How a PMS Support Team Helps with Vacation Rental Business Growth

A short-term rental (STR) business demands many tasks from hosts and property managers. These tasks could be answering...

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Benefits of Using a Vacation Rental Software

As a vacation rental manager, you know exactly the difficulty of running an efficient and profitable business. You deal with multiple tasks daily...

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How Does Zeevou’s Host App Simplify Your Vacation Rental Operations?

Great property managers should always be on top of things, no matter where they are...

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Where Is My Airbnb Inbox?

Effective communication with your guests is key to boosting your vacation rental business. Airbnb message inbox makes this easy for you...

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How to Get Ready for Vacation Rental Peak Season?

Peak season is a significant period in which you can amplify your vacation rental revenue. Although you don’t need to convince...

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How Trust Accounting and Owner Portal Help to Keep Funds Separate & Transparent for Each Party? 

One of the crucial roles of property managers is to ensure that funds...

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Instagram Marketing for Vacation Rentals 101

According to Statista, over two-thirds of Instagram users are aged between 18-34. This is great news for vacation rental managers who aim to promote their properties...

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Top 5 Dynamic Pricing Tools for Your Vacation Rental Business

Renting out your vacation rental(s) at the right price is an art. Technology has made this dream come true....

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Industry Insights
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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?

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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...

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Top 3 Reasons to List on Expedia for Property Managers- Zeevou

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...

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From Setup to Success: A Guide to Luxury Home Rentals- Zeevou

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,

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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

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Zeevou Wins VRMB's Keystone Awards 2021

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...

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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...

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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....

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

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...

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Airbnbs New Refund Policy Hosts New Concern

Airbnb Refund Policy: A Concern for Hosts?

During the pandemic's early stages, Airbnb's refunds to guests sparked objections and mistrust among hosts. That’s why many hosts view the Airbnb refund policy sceptically...

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You need to be aware of some tips that make safeguarding your Airbnb easier so that you can ensure that everything goes according to your plan and you can minimize the risks as much as possible- Zeevou

6 Tips for Safeguarding Your Airbnb Rental

This is a guest post by Kamila Miller, Marketing Manager at booking protection platform SUPERHOG. For a lot of people out there, a property is their most valuable asset. If

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Airbnb's co-hosting feature allows hosts to designate other Airbnb members to share hosting responsibilities or manage the host’s listing on behalf of them in return for an Airbnb co-hosting fee.

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...

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Airbnb Cleaning Fee: Tips and Strategies for Hosts

Mastering the art of setting an Airbnb cleaning fee is important for hosts seeking to maintain a clean space and streamline operations. In this article, we explore valuable tips that

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