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Hospitable
Hospitable gifts short-term rental hosts their valuable time back. In this podcast, Hospitable Hosts, we talk with leading industry experts, Hospitable integration partners, and short-term rental hosts to share valuable insights and ideas with the hosting community.Hospitable Hosts was recently featured on FeedSpot's list of the 50 Best Short-Term Rental Podcasts: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/short_term_rental_podcasts/
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Mar 5, 2025 • 23min
How to Avoid the Beginner Mistakes of Co-Hosting with Brandon Pottebaum of BK Stays
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we're diving into the world of co-hosting short-term rentals with Brandon Pottebaum of BK Stays to uncover how to avoid those common beginner mistakes that can trip up even the most enthusiastic new hosts. Get ready to learn from Brandon's experience and set yourself up for co-hosting success!Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 27, 2025 • 1h 1min
Throwback Masterclass: Tax Savings for Short-Term Rental Hosts
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast is a throwback. We're re-releasing some of our past masterclass webinars that were available in video format only for you to listen to on the go. The tips and tricks in this episode are still relevant today but bear in mind that any references to specific dates might be outdated. This webinar ran on March 13, 2024. We invited tax-saving experts Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland from Keystone CPA to share their insights with Hospitable hosts on correctly filing tax returns for their short-term rentals and ensuring they are not overpaying.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 25, 2025 • 23min
TIDY’s View on AI for Short-Term Rental Operations
Welcome back to another episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast. Today we're diving deep into a topic that's on everyone's mind: Artificial Intelligence. The listeners who are already Hospitable customers and/or have watched our recent 2025 Roadmap Town Hall will know that Hospitable is going big on AI. Another company with a keen AI focus is TIDY, and we have Chris Hawkins, CEO of TIDY, here today to tell us more about his view on AI for STR operations management.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 20, 2025 • 1h 4min
Hospitable Town Hall, February 19, 2025
In this Hospitable Town Hall, the team discussed various updates and features, including the automated inbox initiative, new AI features, and the launch of a new Chrome extension called Directo. Upcoming features for the Mogul plan, including AI-powered adjustment handling, customizable statements and invoices, and owner portals, were also covered.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 18, 2025 • 22min
Unlock Revenue & Delight Guests: The Power of Automated Guest Journeys with LinkBase
Welcome back to the Hospitable Hosts podcast! In today's episode, we're diving deep into the future of guest experience management with Shiven Khera, CEO of LinkBase. We're going beyond the basics of automated check-in messages to explore the transformative power of rules-based digital guest journeys and automated upsells.To get in touch with Shiven and get a copy of the Upsells Script, book a time here.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 11, 2025 • 24min
From Renting Out a Single Basement Unit on Airbnb to Managing 60+ STR Properties
Hospitable hosts Tracey and Aahil are short-term rental property managers in Ontario, Canada. In today’s episode, we discuss how Hospitable has helped them grow their property management business, the joys and challenges they face, how they choose which property owners to work with, and their advice on how owners should choose their property manager.Check out the case study we did about one of Tracey's and Aahil's properties.Follow Tracey and Aahil on Instagram and Youtube.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 6, 2025 • 1h 5min
Hospitable Town Hall, February 5, 2025
In this Hospitable Town Hall, the team discussed updates on smart device integrations, including the launch of a thermostat integration and an increase in the number of free device connections available per active property. Also announced were new features for managing Booking.com reservations, improvements to the mobile app's connectivity and navigation, and the introduction of Stripe Link as a payment method. Additionally, the Hospitable team covered the launch of an incident detection feature, improvements to the guest portal, and the upcoming availability of QuickBooks integration for all users on the Mogul plan.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Feb 4, 2025 • 18min
2025 STR Insurance: What Every Host Needs to Know with Steadily by Hospitable Hosts
Welcome back to the Hospitable Hosts podcast! The world of short-term rentals is constantly evolving, and insurance is no exception. Today, we have Darren Nix, Founder and CEO of Steadily, here to help us navigate the STR insurance landscape in 2025 and beyond.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Jan 28, 2025 • 18min
Building Your STR Dream Clean Team with Turno by Hospitable Hosts
Welcome back to the Hospitable Hosts podcast! In this episode, we're diving deep into the world of STR cleaning with Brooks Sparks of Turno, to learn how a top-notch cleaning strategy can unlock more bookings, better reviews, and a more profitable business.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.

Jan 24, 2025 • 1h 4min
Hospitable Town Hall, January 22, 2025
The Hospitable team discusses the company's new roadmap for 2025, focusing on becoming a leading property management software provider in the short-term rental industry with an emphasis on AI integration and connectivity initiatives. The team highlights plans to enhance their product offerings, including improved listing management, dynamic pricing, expense management, and the introduction of a marketplace for service providers. They also emphasize their commitment to creating an owner-centric, AI-first product that augments hosting capabilities while maintaining the essence of hospitality.Sleep easy, host confidently with Hospitable. Automate your guest messages, sync your calendar across booking channels, and protect yourself from bad direct booking guests.Sign up today at hospitable.com/podcast and get 25% off your bill for 3 months.