Boostly announces integration with Tokeet’s marketplace
UK: Boostly, an online training platform for hospitality owners, has integrated with property management software platform Tokeet. As a result, Tokeet’s platform will now smartly connect with Boostly-designed websites to ease consumer booking experiences on WordPress websites and increase direct bookings for property managers and owners. As the short-term rental industry continues to grow and expand, Tokeet […]
Boostly partners with Hostaway for Hospitality Day
UK / Canada: Boostly, an online training platform for hospitality owners, has partnered with vacation rental management software Hostaway to mark Hospitality Day [18 September]. The partnership smartly connects Hostaway’s vacation rental management software and PMS with Boostly’s WordPress websites due to the power of API [application programming interface] technology. The end benefit is designed to be […]
Boostly partners with Rentals United
UK / Spain: Boostly, an online training platform for hospitality owners, has joined forces with channel management solution Rentals United to provide users with direct booking technology and custom-web design. API [application programming interface] allows two applications to communicate with one another to access data. From a user’s perspective, APIs allow people to complete certain actions, without leaving […]
2021 Book Direct Show preview
UK: Ahead of the 2021 Book Direct Show, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Deborah Labi and Damian Sheridan, co-director and director of the Book Direct Show, about what topics we can expect to be covered during the Show, takeaways from their recent Book Direct Survey, and why education and sharing knowledge is so important […]
Book Direct Show 2021 announces expert speaking lineup
UK: The Book Direct Show, a key event for short-term rental property managers, boutique hoteliers, B&B owners and serviced accommodation providers, has announced its content schedule of industry expert discussions and insight into how to generate more direct bookings. A series of live events will run online from 1-10 September, enabling property managers to attend globally […]
Book Direct Network launches on Book Direct Day
Worldwide: To mark the fourth Book Direct Day, the founder behind the Book Direct Show has officially launched the Book Direct Network, an educational platform aimed principally at property managers to help them generate more direct bookings. Damian Sheridan, who held the inaugural Book Direct Show virtually from Barcelona in September, said the new community will […]
RockSTRz webinar three review: The rise of bespoke booking channels
Worldwide: The third webinar in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz series was held last week with another set of expert contributors discussing “The rise of bespoke booking channels”. Host Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, was joined for the third session of the series by Anthony J. Gantt Jr., founder and CEO, At Ease Rentals; Mateo Bradford, strategic partnership and […]
STRz podcast 18: Damian Sheridan and Deborah Labi, The Book Direct Show
Spain: On the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we speak to Damian Sheridan and Deborah Labi, the directors of the upcoming Book Direct Show, which will take place live and virtually from Barcelona on 29-30 September, for which we are a media partner. Listen in to hear their thoughts on the benefits of attracting […]
Direct booking lessons from Covid-19: Hamid Vosooghfar, Zeevou
Worldwide: Zeevou chief evangelist Hamid Vosooghfar outlines the importance of direct bookings and the lessons that vacation rental owners and serviced apartment operators should take away from the Covid-19 pandemic for their businesses. Covid-19, the most unwelcome guest not only for hospitality owners but to the whole world, has taught us many lessons. The #bookdirect […]
Hosts create direct booking platforms in response to COVID pressures
US: With demand and trust in major short-term rental companies falling, many hosts are creating their own direct booking platforms. According to an article from CNBC, hosts across the US are moving away from the larger platforms. For many, these websites had been previously in the works, as many professional hosts looked for ways to […]