If you manage more than a handful of short-term rentals, the Hostaway vs Guesty question has almost certainly come up. These are the two heavyweight property management systems in the vacation rental world, and both promise the same core outcome: every listing synced, every guest message answered, and every task automated. But they get there … Read more
Every host who has watched a 15% Airbnb service fee disappear from a payout knows the appeal of booking guests directly. That is exactly why vacation rental direct booking software has become one of the fastest-growing categories in hospitality tech this year. Instead of relying entirely on Airbnb, Vrbo, or Booking.com, hosts are building their … Read more
If you have ever watched a 15% commission disappear from a reservation the moment a guest clicked “book” on Airbnb, you already understand why so many hosts are turning to direct booking software. Direct booking software gives short-term rental hosts the tools to build their own branded website, take secure payments, and manage reservations without … Read more
Every host who has watched a 15-18% Airbnb or Vrbo commission disappear from a payout has asked the same question: is there a way to keep more of that revenue? The answer for a growing number of operators is direct booking software — tools that let you build your own branded booking website, take reservations … Read more
If you manage more than one listing on more than one platform, you already know the headache: double bookings, mismatched rates, and calendars that never quite agree with each other. A solid vacation rental channel manager fixes that by syncing your availability, pricing, and reservations across every site you list on, in real time. In … Read more
Managing listings on multiple platforms sounds like a smart growth strategy — until you get a double-booking on the same weekend. A vacation rental channel manager solves exactly that problem. It syncs your availability, rates, and reservations across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and more in real time, so you never have to manually update a calendar … Read more
If you’ve been relying entirely on Airbnb or Vrbo and watching the platform fees eat into your margins, Lodgify has probably crossed your radar. It promises to do something ambitious: combine a property management system, a channel manager, and a direct booking website into a single platform — so you can grow bookings without growing … Read more
Choosing the right channel manager for Airbnb is one of the most impactful decisions you’ll make as a short-term rental host. Without one, every booking on Airbnb has to be manually blocked on Vrbo, Booking.com, and every other platform you list on — and one missed update means a double-booking, a cancellation penalty, and an … Read more
Finding the best channel manager for Airbnb hosts can feel overwhelming once you’re listing on more than one platform — Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com — because keeping calendars in sync and avoiding double bookings becomes a full-time job on its own. The right channel manager also saves hours a week on pricing updates, guest messaging, and … Read more
Figuring out how to choose vacation rental PMS software is harder than it should be — not because good options don’t exist, but because there are too many of them, and they all sound the same on the marketing page. If you’ve spent any time researching vacation rental software, you already know the problem: there … Read more