Do You Have What It Takes To Become An Airbnb Superhost? You've had your Airbnb listing for several months now, and you've gotten great reviews, made new acquaintances, and learned more about hospitality than you thought you ever could. You love making extra money with your Airbnb, and you're well on your way to being
Lessons For Hosts Learned From 1,000+ Airbnb Guest Nightmares This is a guest post cordially provided by Asher Fergusson. After having multiple horrible experiences with Airbnb while on vacation in Paris last September I decided to do some research to see what’s most likely to go wrong. This lead to over one hundred hours of research analyzing 1021
Are You Compliant? Airbnb Regulations All Hosts Need To Know! Airbnb was conceptualized to connect hosts needing a little extra cash with travelers seeking a more personal overnight trip. The rapid rise in popularity can partly be attributed to the fluidity of Airbnb regulations (versus the strict occupancy laws in place for traditional hotels). This, in turn, leads to concerns
Airbnb Guest Reviews - Helpful Feedback or Homework Assignment? While traditional hotels are regularly reviewed online, hoteliers aren't in a position to review their guests. For Airbnb hosts questioning their reservations, Airbnb guest reviews can be extremely helpful. Many hosts aren't sure where to start when completing Airbnb guest reviews, however. There are a few
Are you ready for Instant Book on Airbnb? Airbnb is gaining market share not only in its comp set but also against traditional lodging and boutique hotels. In order to compete against sites like Bookings.com, Airbnb has a feature some hosts aren't aware, of the Instant book on Airbnb, which allows guests to book without
How to Equip Vacation Rental Properties For Disabled Travelers About 10% of people in the United Kingdom and 20% of the US population are affected by some sort of mobility issue. These are people who still want their autonomy respected, have a will to live and experience, and are potentially interested in your vacation rental properties. Providing to this
5 Steps to Detect Fraudulent Airbnb Booking No one likes to be the victim of some sort of scam. If Airbnb hosts unknowingly get scammed, not only can it result in a loss in profit, but possibly also damage to their properties. Unfortunately, there are some things that can go wrong with an Airbnb booking. One such
Guesty Alternatives: How to Choose an Airbnb Management Service Looking for Guesty Alternatives? If you have a vacation home, rental properties, vacant apartments, or even an empty room in your home, you’ve probably considered using Airbnb. Airbnb allows homeowners to rent out their extra room (or home) to travelers and monetize their extra space. For those that rent
7 Airbnb Money Tips for Hosts to Save a Small Fortune As an Airbnb host, you always want to earn more and reduce costs, right? Here are 7 Airbnb tips for hosts to help you save quite a lot of money and thus increase profit from hosting. Tip 1. Buy regular or big size toiletries instead of travel size items. Often
5 Key Questions To Ask Airbnb Property Management Companies If you have a vacation rental and look for some help to manage it, selecting the right property manager is no minor decision. As there are various companies that offer Airbnb property management, it can be rather challenging to find the one that is right for you. It becomes even
5 Tips To Play It Safe With Your Vacation Rental Properties Every single business comes with its own share of uncertainty. Your vacation rental properties are in no way any different. In fact, if you are the proud owner of more than one vacation rental property, you also have more risks. That being said, the vacation rental industry can be financially
Syncing Calendars for Vacation Rental Management For a better business exposure, the Airbnb hosts use multiple sites for showcasing their vacation property listings. This is a very effective way for using the properties for vacation rental management. But listing the properties in more than one site can also be a matter of a great headache if
Airbnb Cleaning: 4 Challenges Hosts Face A responsible Airbnb host will always look ahead to bag more stars and better ratings with the departure of each guest. Airbnb cleaning will not only improve the overall value of the vacation rental properties of yours but it is also going to portray your excellence as a host. The
Airbnb Pricing Strategy: How to Maximize Profits from Vacation Rental Business Being a professional Airbnb host, you expect more bookings in return for your time and effort investments. To become a successful Airbnb manager, you need to keep track of lots of things, including Airbnb pricing strategy. Here, we’ll be sharing some relevant ideas that will help the Airbnb hosts
5 Questions to Ask Before Listing Your Property Being a vacation rental property host your ultimate goal is listing on popular platforms such as Airbnb to earn the profit and get bookings. But before doing this, you need to ask yourself a few questions that should really contribute to your new venture. First goes first, so don’t
Avoid the Common Mistakes: Airbnb Tips For Hosts Today’s hospitality business is thriving worldwide for the outstanding guest services offered by the hosts. Whether it’s a super plush hotel, resort or the stay at home service, the hosts are going extra miles for keeping their guests happy with the hospitality services. You can follow the footsteps
Canadian Airbnb Taxes, a Quick Guide Canadian Airbnb hosts and the Canada Revenue Agency Contrary to popular belief, Airbnb hosting is not “free money”. In the eyes of the taxman, it’s rental income. That status, however, depends on a number of factors I’ll describe in this section. Of primary importance is that hosts are
Airbnb - Partnering with Cities, Sharing Taxes In a previous entry, I’ve discussed some of the regulatory challenges the rise of Airbnb has presented to the government, on all levels. With hosting properties in 35,000 cities, this means governments are realizing that Airbnb represents an untapped revenue stream. Because of this, hosts are facing new
How to Attract Business Guests on Airbnb Airbnb business guests can be an excellent source of low risk income for your Airbnb listing. They are often professionals, who are clean and want nothing more than to have a quiet night after a long day of conferences or work. Here’s how to attract business guests for your
How to Get Your Landlord's Approval for Airbnb If you are currently renting and were thinking of hosting on Airbnb, I’m sure that the first question to have crossed your mind was, “How do I break this to my landlord and how can I get permission to list he property on Airbnb?” As much as you are
How To Screen Airbnb Guests Screening Airbnb guests and allowing them into your home is the concept which pretty much defines the foundations of the entire Airbnb business model. I have met potential hosts that could be making a killing, but they simply say “I just can’t imagine letting some complete stranger into my
Make More Money From Booked Airbnb Calendar If there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, then it would be found in fully booked Airbnb calendars. But isn’t a fully book calendar a good thing? Doesn’t this mean that I have money coming in? Yes and yes, but look at it
Your Airbnb Furniture Furniture may be the last thing in your mind when hosting Airbnb guests, but it is one of the things that separates a good Airbnb host from a bad one. It is one of our top Airbnb host tips, the thing that can help you become a Superhost faster. Take
Bad Airbnb review? 7 Tips to help you cope The unthinkable happened: a bad Airbnb review. You have a great location. Your short term rental is impeccable, all the way down to the chocolate on the pillow. You know that you did everything right, but that negative review from a guest is like a dagger to your heart. Do
7 Things You Should Know When Hosting an Airbnb Guest for the First Time If you have a spare room in your house or apartment and have been wondering how you can turn it into some extra cash, maybe it’s time to consider becoming a host on Airbnb. You’ve already got the space, you’ll get to meet new people and, to
