[:en] Let’s face it: weather-related emergencies happen. And Mother Nature doesn’t really care how much time and money your guests have spent on their vacation. So, hosts and managers, show your guests that you care more than she does and stock your vacation rental in preparation for power outages, snowstorms, and other worst-case scenarios. It […]
[:en] Meet Barkley! Barkley is Alex, our founder’s, dog and everyone at Properly’s favorite furry friend. He’s cute and cuddly but like most dogs, he can be smelly at times. When Alex travels, he rents his Noe Valley, San Francisco house to guests on Airbnb. And although he clearly mentions that a dog lives in […]
[:en] I stumbled across an article by Dan Hill, the product lead at Airbnb who wrote their pricing algorithm. The article explains how Airbnb’s dynamic pricing tool works and why the sharing economy needs machine learning to set prices. In the article, Hill describes what goes into the algorithm to determine the price of a […]
[:en] Guest post by: Tammi Sims of A Gracious Host and the Remote Superhost Series. I’m a stickler for details and a perfectionist when it comes to preparing my home for Airbnb guests. I would say it’s a common trait among those of us who covet our reputations as hosts and take hospitality seriously. I […]
[:en]Properly and Alanna Schroeder of the Distinguished Guest have teamed up for a monthly newsletter in which Alanna will share her expert home styling and vacation rental tips. Read below to find out what Alanna says are the most crucial final tasks to check off your list before welcoming your first vacation rental guests this […]
[:en] I’m Jasper Ribbers, I run the travel blog The Traveling Dutchman and I help Airbnb hosts increase the income from their listing through my website Get Paid For Your Pad. My Hosting Story Before I started traveling, I worked for a trading firm as a stock trader. Although the job was financially very rewarding, after […]
[:en] Airbnb Open in Paris featured a Keynote on the dawn of home-sharing for Business Travelers. Mike Curtis presented Airbnb’s newest rollout and revealed that the Business Travel Ready feature makes it easier for guests to search for business travel accommodations on the platform. He also highlighted what it takes for a listing to be […]
[:en] This is a guest post written by Coral — an interactive guidebook, and one of our proud partners in the home-sharing ecosystem! Sharing your home is much more than just posting your listing, answering some messages, and saying a prayer when a guest shows up. The real magic of becoming a successful Airbnb host […]
[:en] As they say, hindsight is 20/20. When you’re in the business of hospitality, hindsight often comes instantly. No one needs a reminder that guests are quick to let you know when you aren’t accommodating enough. Sometimes guests complain because they’re fickle. There isn’t a thing in the world to create a great experience for them. […]
[:en] The most popular home-sharing business has reached a valuation in the billions, vacation rentals are still booming, and the ecosystem surrounding home-sharing is constantly increasing; your friend Franz rakes in $10,000 a month renting his Berlin flat and ditched his engineering job to practice yoga in Bali. If you’re toying with the idea of […]