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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

3 December 2022 No Comments

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

15 August 2023 No Comments

Can a Faster Broadband Connection Increase the Value of My Airbnb?

Can a faster broadband connection increase the value of an Airbnb? Should you publish your

26 January 2022 No Comments

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

7 October 2021 No Comments

3 Reasons Why You Should List on Expedia

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

12 June 2021 No Comments

Airbnb Extra Guests: What If a Guest Brings an Unregistered Guest to Your Rental?

Additional guests are a nuisance everywhere, be it a party, gathering, trip or Airbnb extra

3 July 2023 No Comments

Everything You Need to Know About Airbnb

It is undoubtedly exaggerating if we claim that the word ‘Airbnb’ is just as famous

23 April 2021 No Comments

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5 Key Questions about Airbnb IPO (Initial Public Offering)

In December 2020, Airbnb went public, making it a hot topic in the stock market

10 March 2023 No Comments

Booking.com Promotions (2022 Ultimate Review)

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

13 March 2021 2 Comments

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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

2 March 2021 No Comments

Top 7 The 2020 Book Direct Show Presentations You Shouldn’t Miss!

How much do you know about The 2020 Book Direct Show? What is the ultimate

1 September 2020 No Comments

Sage Pay Rebranding to Opayo by Elavon

Sage Pay has rebranded. From July 13th, 2020, Sage Pay will be known as Opayo

11 July 2020 No Comments

Airbnb Crash – Collecting Guest Direct Contact Details

Airbnb website was down last night, 9th January 2020. According to Downdetector, Airbnb crash incidents

10 January 2020 No Comments

Cookie	Duration	Description
__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.
_abck	1 year	This cookie is used to detect and defend when a client attempt to replay a cookie.This cookie manages the interaction with online bots and takes the appropriate actions.
bm_sz	4 hours	This cookie is set by the provider Akamai Bot Manager. This cookie is used to manage the interaction with the online bots. It also helps in fraud preventions
cf_use_ob	less than a minute	Cloudflare sets this cookie to improve page load times and to disallow any security restrictions based on the visitor's IP address.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
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cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
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.
hs-messages-is-open	30 minutes	HubSpot sets this cookie to determine and save whether the chat widget is open for future visits. It is set in visitor's browser when they start a new chat, and resets to re-close the widget after 30 minutes of inactivity. If visitor manually closes the chat widget, it will prevent the widget from re-opening on subsequent page loads in that browser session for 30 minutes. It contains a Boolean value of True if present.
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.
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

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.
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.
UserMatchHistory	1 month	LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_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.
_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.
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.

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.
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.
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.

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