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06/11/2026

Hiring too soon or too late? 🤔

Brian Seelos from Hospitable and Athens Vacation Rentals sees both mistakes all the time:

🚀 Too soon: hiring a CFO, revenue manager and ops manager with just 5–10 listings. More time and money on hiring than growing.

🔥 Too late: running 20–25 listings alone. Cleaning, managing cleaners, pricing, messaging every guest. Hair on fire, every day.

Brian admits he’s been guilty of the second one himself. Which one are you?

🎧 The STR Growth Curve, presented by Hospitable. Download the full e-book – link in bio.

06/11/2026

The upsell that started it all? Beach towels 🏖️

Frank Bosi from Hostfully shares how a property manager in Portugal with 35 properties built their upsells step by step:

🔌 Electrical adapters
🏖️ Beach towels
🚕 Airport transfers
🧺 Welcome baskets
🧽 Mid-stay cleaning
💆 Wellness services

No complicated luxury packages. Just the things guests needed, made easy to buy through multilingual digital guidebooks, set up across all 35 properties in under two days.

🎧 Build For Growth, presented by Hostfully. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

05/11/2026

Guest Favourite or Superhost? 🏆

Mercedes Sanchez says Guest Favourite wins. Here’s why:

⭐ It’s based on ratings from real guests who stayed with you
🙋 It speaks directly to the next person deciding to book
✅ It shows the experience lives up to the listing

Which badge do you go after? Tell us below 👇

🎧 The Independent Host, from Host Planet and Lodgify. Use code HOSTPLANET20 for 20% off Lodgify.

04/11/2026

Still chasing bookings and putting out fires? 🔥

Richard Vaughton says the short-term rental “wild west” is over. For years, hosts have worked flat out, always reacting.

The question now isn’t just how to get more bookings. It’s how to build a better machine:

⚙️ Run every task as a system
📋 Bring discipline to the daily work
🧠 Stop reacting, start planning

🎧 AI-Powered Hosting, from Host Planet and BOOM. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

03/11/2026

6 guest messages every host needs 📲

Tom Beerley has a template for every stage of the stay:

1️⃣ The enquiry, before they book
2️⃣ Right after they book
3️⃣ 3 days before arrival
4️⃣ A day or two into the stay: “How’s it going?”
5️⃣ The day before checkout
6️⃣ After checkout: “We’ve left you 5 stars, hope you’ll do the same”

Write them once and every guest gets a great experience.

🎧 The STR Growth Curve, powered by Hospitable. Catch the full series on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Download the full e-book – link in bio.

03/11/2026

Property managers: have you had the owner conversation yet? 📅

Zak Ali says owners blocking off their own properties is one of the biggest limits on your revenue. Get ahead of it now:

📊 Show owners this year’s performance
💡 Point out the missed opportunities
🗓️ Agree which nights you really need for 2027
📈 Back every request with demand data

🎧 STR Pricing Pulse, from Host Planet and Beyond. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

03/11/2026

Stuck firefighting every day in peak season? 🔥

Richard Vaughton says technology won’t fix everything, but it will give you something you badly need: time.

⏱️ Time to build proper processes
📋 Time to write your SOPs
🧭 Time to think about where your business is heading

🎧 AI-Powered Hosting, from Host Planet and BOOM. Catch the latest episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

02/11/2026

One dirty corner can ruin the whole stay 🧽

At VRMA, Sarah Glidewell told us on the Turno stand that design, amenities, photos, and pricing all count for nothing if the place isn’t clean when guests arrive.

Once they spot one thing, they’re on edge and looking for the next problem. That’s why your cleaner is one of the most important people in your business.

🎥 Recorded with Turno at VRMA.

02/11/2026

Ever left an Airbnb review as a guest? It’s a very different experience 👀

Mercedes Sanchez says some of the questions feel like they could set hosts up to fail.

You can’t control how Airbnb asks for reviews. You can control what guests expect:

💬 Set expectations in your pre-booking messages
🏡 Be clear about what the property is, and what it isn’t
⭐ Fewer surprises mean fairer reviews

🎧 The Independent Host, powered by Lodgify.. Catch the full series on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Use code HOSTPLANET20 for 20% off Lodgify.

02/11/2026

Is your guidebook pulling its weight? 👇

Frank Bosi from Hostfully says it should work like a digital concierge:

📍 Property info and local recommendations in one easy place
🛎️ A marketplace where guests can add extra services
💳 Payments collected right there

Guests explore when it suits them. You earn more from every stay.

🎧 Build For Growth, powered by Hostfully. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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