What is a Channel Manager for Vacation Rentals and How to Choose One

A channel manager is an indispensable tool for every vacation rental host who manages their properties on more than one listing platform. To reach a wider audience, more and more vacation rental owners choose to list their properties on multiple online booking channels. This strategy has its benefits, such as an enhanced occupancy rate and a boost in revenue.

A channel manager allows you to manage listings across multiple platforms and synchronize your calendars and bookable dates. Discover how a channel manager can elevate and simplify your management strategy.

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Tools for Airbnb hosts

Great news ! The most powerful tool in the vacation rental industry is now FREE !

Limited offer. Airbnb hosts and Vacation Rental owners can now use iGMS software at zero cost. Automate your vacation rental business with this powerful tool. A must have for Airbnb hosts and Vacation rental owners Automated messaging Channel Manager Team...
Airbnb income calculator

Airbnb has launched several new tools. See how much you can earn from renting your place or hosting an Airbnb experience here: See how much you can earn as an host here See how much you can earn by hosting an Airbnb Experience here
Get a professional vacation rental website

Get your own professional website for your vacation rental. With an independent website you can take direct bookings and avoid fees (most vacation rental sites such as Airbnb, Tripadvisor or Booking takes up to 20% on top of your price, imagine if you could keep this cut yourself). There are...
Check your Airbnb ranking position

It's a proven fact that people are more likely to click on and book the listings appearing first after they have made a search on Airbnb. And with 100's or even 1000's of Airbnb listings in the most popular areas, and more listings added every week, you better stay ahead of your...
4 ways to earn money on Airbnb without owning a residental property

Did you know there are several ways to make money on Airbnb without owning any residential property? You can rent / lease a property from someone else and rent in on Airbnb You can co-host for another Airbnb user Airbnb also let people earn money on experiences You can become an...

Airbnb alternatives

Flipkey by Tripadisor

Tripadvisor is the largest travel site in the world with millions of users worldwide. Tripadvisor is a m u st join for any vacation rental owner wanting more bookings. Tripadvisor has just launced it's free-to-list program, making it possible for private and professional...
Hotelscombined

Hotel search engine with also a wide range of apartments offered. This site searches through all majord accommodation sites and always returns the best price. Hosts can add their properties for free, guests gets a price guarantee on bookings. After making your search, use the filter...
Booking.com Homestays

Booking.com, one of the largest hotel search engines in the world, has just lauched it's own Homestay section to compete with Airbnb and other similar concepts. It's free for vacation rental owners to add their properties and travelers can search among 10 000's of Homestays worldwide. Booking...
Homestay

Homestay.com is a worldwide booking platform where anyone can book a homestay including tourists, leisure travellers, students, interns, people relocating for work or those who simply want to experience local culture and meet local people when they travel.
VRBO / Homeaway

VRBO is on of the most popular vacation rental sites in the US with over more than 1 million listings. You can rent everything from cabins & condos to castles or villas.

Beginners guide to Airbnb

12 Tips for First-Time Airbnb Travelers

by Noel McCarthy, Sterifab Staff Writer “To travel is to live”, said Hans Christian Anderson. And he was right. And there’s no better way than to become an Airbnb traveler. Airbnb is an exciting (and cost-effective) way to see the world. To visit those cities you’ve only heard...
What are Airbnb service fees

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Airbnb amenities that should be provided to guests

Here are our top tips of items you should always provide your Airbnb guests, room by room: GENERAL: A house manual. Print out a brief guide to how all the things in your home work. Include info on the check out procedure, nearby places to eat, interesting things to see, shops, etc A guest...
How to become a member of Airbnb

1) Sign up with Airbnb. It’s fast and easy to sign up with Airbnb. You can connect with your Facebook profile or your email. For travellers: Use this link and get $50 / €45 off your first trip See also: How do I get my house on Airbnb? 2) Profile details. Fill out your profile and...
How do I get my house on Airbnb

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