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How a Rental Profit Calculator Helps Multi-Property Hosts

Last Modified Date: 10 March 2025

A vacation rental profit calculator assists in evaluating investment opportunities before purchasing a rental property. ...

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

News

Unwrap Zeevou’s Fresh Features with a Cheesy Grin :D

After pouring in a lot of effort and enduring a rollercoaster of emotions, we're thrilled to spill the beans on this exciting news...

VAT Guide: Cancellations & No-Shows in UK Rentals

Is VAT Applicable on Cancellations and No-Shows? The UK government implemented a new VAT policy on March 1, 2019, affecting non-refundable deposits for cancelled or missed bookings. This unexpected change

How Zeevou’s Features Help with Property Management SEO

The ultimate goal of any vacation rental manager is to get more direct bookings...

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...

Direct Booking

How to Build a Good Property Page on Your Website?

Your direct booking website lets you engage with your potential guests and capture their attention to receive more commission-free...

8 Ultimate SEO Tips for Vacation Rental Websites

A great number of your likely guests use search engines to look for holiday and business accommodation...

Direct Booking Websites vs OTAs, Which One Gives You More Profit?

There’s a heated debate among vacation rental managers and serviced apartment operators over the dilemma of direct booking...

Getting Started with Direct Booking

Are you ready for Direct Bookings in your short-term rental, holiday let, and Airbnb business? Imagine what vacation...

9 Handy Tips to Improve Conversion Rate on Your Direct Booking Website

Have you ever wondered why Online Travel Agencies convert visitors so high, but you can’t make many conversions on your direct...

How to Build a Vacation Rental Website

OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) and listing sites play an increasingly important role in the vacation rental and serviced apartment industry...

How Do I Know What Nightly Rate to Set for My Vacation Rental?

How should I set a nightly rate for my vacation rental? How can I make sure that my vacation rental is priced appropriately?

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...

Maximising Booking.com Visibility with Smart Bidding

In the world of online travel, visibility is everything. With millions of properties listed on Booking.com and its affiliated sites, getting your property noticed by travellers can be a daunting

Operations

Overcoming Property Management Communication Challenges with Zeevou Solutions

Effective communication is the cornerstone of successful property management. Hosts often face...

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...

How to Automate Your Vacation Rental Bookkeeping

Effective vacation rental bookkeeping is the backbone of a successful Airbnb business. It goes beyond just balanced books...

All You Need to Know About Tenant Screening

The life of a short term rental manager is not always fun; actually, it even sometimes gets scary. There are times vacation rental owners, serviced apartment operators, or hoteliers have

How to Use Availability Calendar for Vacation Rentals

Vacation rental managers can use several tools these days to maximise their revenue and streamline the booking process. Of course, anyone in the business wants to increase their properties’ visibility

How to Deal with Multiple Properties

Investing in multiple properties can be very rewarding in terms of cash flow and profit, yet at the same time, it can be very challenging. If you’re new to the

4 Areas in Vacation Rental Operations Management to Automate

Vacation rental operations management is key to delivering five-star service to your guests. However, property managers who rent out several properties remotely across various locations find it overwhelming and time-consuming

What Are the Challenges of Dealing with Multiple Properties?

As a vacation rental owner or a serviced apartment operator, you might start your business with one property in a place where you know will give you promising returns. However,

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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Vacation Rental Loyalty Management Using a CRM: How to Gain Guest Loyalty

One of the most valuable assets every business can have is a vigorous customer database...

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

Increasing Occupancy Levels Using Google

Wondering how to increase your occupancy levels using Google? Increasing your occupancy levels can be given a boost if you learn how to use Google to your advantage. Besides organic

The 10 Best Short-term Rental Websites for Listing Your Properties

Listing your property on a short-term rental website is non-negotiable for the success of your business...

18 Smart Strategies to Generate Leads for Your Vacation Rental Business

To increase your bookings, you first need to find your way to get your listings in front of your target guests and generate quality...

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...

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...

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...

16 Vacation Rental Marketing Tips for 2024

Without vacation rental marketing, running a short-term rental business would be like throwing a wedding and forgetting to send invitations...

Customer Service

What Would Be the Dream Scenario for Vacation Rental Housekeeping?

Managing vacation rental housekeeping is key to bringing about the best guest experience...

Should You List Your Vacation Rental on Multiple Channels?

When it comes to managing your vacation rental, one of the key decisions you'll face is where to list it. The rise of online platforms has...

Why Manage Vacation Rental Check-Outs with Extra Care

Many short-term rental managers devote a lot of time and attention to improving check-ins and their first encounter with guests...

6 Most Effective Property Management Key Performance Indicators

Success is not measured by what you do compared to what somebody else does. Success is measured by what you do...

Vacation Rental Management Tips for Experts

Vacation rental management is a dynamic and fast-growing business. So, you need to apply various tools and techniques...

10 Must-Have Indoor Activities to Keep Guests Entertained in Your Vacation Rental

Imagine happy guests curled up with a movie marathon on a rainy day, families laughing and playing...

Why Do Vacation Rental Managers Need to Use Property Take-on Forms?

In the dynamic world of vacation rental management, staying organised is the key to success. Property managers are...

Crafting a Comprehensive Vacation Rental Agreement

Not all travellers obey the rules and treat your property as their own home. As a property owner or manager, you should consider...

All You Need to Know about Vacation Rental Website Privacy Policy

Not only for vacation rental owners but also for any businesses that require data collection from their customers...

Industry Insights

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...

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

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,

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...

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

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,

Airbnb

Breaking News: Airbnb Extends UK Calendar Blocks

Airbnb has extended the block of booking calendars in the UK to new bookings that start on or before 17 May. Airbnb’s blocking booking calendars were started in the wake of

Airbnb Cancellations Host Compensation

Airbnb Cancellations Host Compensation announced by Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky yesterday is not what you may think it is. While he’s great at PR, it is questionable what his intentions

Does Airbnb Do Background Checks?

Guest screening is one of the top concerns of every Airbnber. No vacation rental manager wants to let a bunch of burglars, drug traffickers and murderers stay...

Airbnb Introduces Its New Host Cancellation Policy

Alison and her friends were going to spend a week in Torraca, Italy. They booked a 3-bedroom home with a swimming pool for $2,200. However, a few days before...

Active Airbnb Host Forums: Should You Follow Them?

Being a vacation rental owner or manager, there are times you can use a community of like-minded people to feel connected to...

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...

What Are the Most Needed Airbnb Tools for a Vacation Rental Manager?

How can I manage an Airbnb like a pro? How can I run a successful Airbnb property? An Airbnb property manager...

Handle Negative Airbnb Guest Reviews in 4 Easy Steps

Dealing with overly fussy guests and negative Airbnb reviews are every vacation rental manager’s chronic nightmare...

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...

It is all about efficient management of your vacation rentals.

Zeevou streamlines various aspects of managing your short-term rental company,
allowing you to focus more on scaling your business.

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