Well, we made it. It is officially 2021, which can only be good news. Right? Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic flipped the travel industry upside-down. Navigating 2020 meant learning about what guests want during COVID-19 and tracking important travel trends in order to keep pace, such as the increasingly vital role of online travel […]
READ MOREAt the end of the day, what matters most? Production. Your production is not just a full booking calendar, though that is certainly a big part of it. Your production is also not your reviews, or your content, or your listing placement—though, to be sure, that’s all a big part of it, too. […]
READ MOREManaging an entire inventory of vacation rental properties can be difficult—especially if you do it manually. That’s why many rental managers turn to Property Management Systems such as Escapia for support: PMS software is a popular way to keep operations streamlined. Some rental managers, though, get caught in the middle: they’ve opted to […]
READ MOREBranding is an important part of the vacation-rental industry. As a property manager, you should do your best to establish a sleek, consistent brand with your content on whichever travel sites you’re listed on. Great visual content is a huge piece of the branding puzzle, but other things like well-written copy, unique color schemes, and […]
READ MOREThe travel industry looks a lot different today than it did a year ago. And it will look a lot different a year from now than it does today. Recent estimates from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) show the global economy will absorb a $5.5 trillion loss from the travel and tourism […]
READ MOREWhile browsing vacation rentals online, travelers click on certain properties for the same reason they skip past others: visual content. Visual content builds trust. Research shows that within a 30-day shopping window, travelers flip through an average of more than 400 photos while browsing online. In fact, roughly 85% of travelers report photos as being […]
READ MOREFlexibility has always been a necessity in the short-term vacation rental industry. In 2020, though, that’s been more true than ever as property managers and travelers have been forced to reevaluate what really matters. Months of uncertainty at the beginning of the pandemic eventually gave way to stabilization; restrictions loosened in most parts […]
READ MOREThe income your vacation properties generate has a floor and a ceiling: how much money you should be making is a lot different than how much money you could be making Really, the vacation-rental market is more competitive than ever, and the data necessary to determine the possibilities on that spectrum can be downright […]
READ MOREThough it can be an extremely complicated arena, the short-term rental industry really boils down to a pair of critical metrics: exposure and revenue. Property managers can’t simply open their doors and expect bookings to flood their calendars. Rentals need to be listed on travel sites, of course, and those listings need to be […]
READ MOREWith parts of the country opening up piece by piece, travelers are hitting the road in search of adventures outside their homes. But they’re not being reckless: safety, trust, and flexibility remain top priorities as families and friends try to navigate the still-uncertain landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic. Property managers are of course in […]
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