Uvika Wahi

Pricing, forecasting, and benchmarking - utilizing competitive data by Neal Cyr

Pricing, forecasting, and benchmarking: Master the two primary sources of competitive data

Uvika Wahi

Competitive data in the short-term rental market provides managers answers to important questions regarding their pricing strategy. This type of ...

How property managers can drive direct bookings from repeat guests by Kelly Odor

How property managers can drive direct bookings from repeat guests

Uvika Wahi

A how-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 1 of 2) There’s a lot of discussion in the industry right now ...

google analytics 4 for vacation rentals by conrad o'connell

How Google Analytics 4 Will Enable More Detailed Measurement Of Your Vacation Rental Website

Uvika Wahi

As a vacation rental business owner, it is vital to stay updated with market trends, current technology, and customer preferences. ...

How to evaluate vacation rental software, with Keystone Awards' Terry Whyte

How to evaluate vacation rental software, with Keystone Awards’ Terry Whyte

Uvika Wahi

Sometimes it might feel like there’s a new vacation rental software out there every day, and let’s be real, this ...

listings with fully refundable cancellation policies outperform listings with partial refunds

Fully refundable cancellation policies see booking demand at almost the same levels as pre-pandemic

Uvika Wahi

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the requirement for generous cancellation policies has increased dramatically. Guests are demanding flexibility regarding credit, ...

How-to guide for multi-property owners by Kelly Odor

Marketing plan for rental companies: Acting on your Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

Uvika Wahi

How-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 2 of 2). Find part one here. In my last article, we dug into ...

how to track recovery for vacation rentals

How to track the recovery of vacation rentals 2021

Uvika Wahi

This month we at Hostaway had a webinar with our partner PriceLabs regarding 10 ways to adjust your prices in ...

rented automated rate tool for vacation rentals

ART Review: Competitive nightly pricing with Rented’s new pricing tool

Uvika Wahi

A handy tool for vacation rentals is dynamic pricing. Done right, dynamic pricing can help short-term rental owners and managers ...

Pricelabs market data dashboard for tracking vacation rental recovery

PriceLabs Review: Revenue management with dynamic and data-driven pricing

Uvika Wahi

Whether you are a single-property owner, a co-host, or a property manager, chances are pricing right is a tricky subject ...

4 vacation rental data specialists predict 2021 travel trends through seven graphs

Uvika Wahi

If proof is in the pudding, then pudding in the vacation rental industry’s context is data. We asked experts from ...

transparent smart rental pro dashboard for tracking vacation rental recovery

Transparent Review: Consolidated vacation rental data tracking with Smart Rental PRO

Uvika Wahi

From establishing baselines, setting goals, to moving forward, data must inform all business decisions for utmost efficacy. We understand the ...

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Smiling House’s Moriya Rockman on the way forward for luxury rental property managers

Uvika Wahi

Bolstered by a renewed interest in niche listings, the market for luxury vacation rentals is poised to experience steady growth. ...

Airbnb Extenuating circumstances policy 2021

Airbnb’s Extenuating Circumstances Policy in 2021

Uvika Wahi

Around the world, and especially in the UK, Airbnb guests have been surprised to learn that COVID-19-related government-issued travel restrictions, ...

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Airbnb’s new cancellation policies: modified strict, non-refundable, and long-term

Uvika Wahi

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Airbnb was offering only 3 different cancellation policies Strict Moderate ...

marketing plan for rental companies

Marketing plan for rental companies: Acting on your Strengths and Weaknesses (SWOT)

Uvika Wahi

How-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 1 of 2) The vacation rental market is an increasingly crowded place.  Great vacation ...

airbtics vacation rental analytics

Airbtics Review: Efficient property acquisition and competitive pricing for property managers

Uvika Wahi

Expanding a vacation rental property management business requires due diligence. When looking to identify optimal acquisition opportunities, the more data ...

vacation rental marketing strategies to explore in 2021

Vacation Rental Marketing Strategies To Explore In 2021

Uvika Wahi

Much like everything else this year, vacation rental marketing has quickly shifted to a “new normal.” 2020 has seen well-laid ...

Rental Scale-Up's Ultimate List of Luxury Vacation Rental Websites

The Ultimate List of Luxury Vacation Rental Websites

Uvika Wahi

Luxury villas are often the preference for high-end travelers that don’t want to compromise on comfort but want to stay ...

Facebook Ad Goals Explained For Vacation Rentals

Facebook Ad Goals Explained For Vacation Rentals

Uvika Wahi

The world of Facebook ads is very complex compared to running Google AdWords or Bing Ads. While those platforms relatively ...