The Accommodation Show - Hospitality Success Series!
Introducing The Accommodation Show, hosted by the engaging Bart Sobies! Dive into insightful conversations with top-notch industry experts, curated to elevate your accommodation business to new heights.Discover game-changing tips, strategies, and advice for managing and…
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Learn From a Remote Operator: How to Manage 70 Properties (opens the original)
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Managing from a distance works fine. Operating from a distance doesn't. In this episode of The Accommodation Show, Fred Cercena from Getaway VR breaks down how he manages 70+ vacation rentals across Vermont and Maine from his base in New York. Fred shares why remote management requires physical local hubs for supplies, how he built an internal promotion track that turned a local housekeeper into a General Manager running two states, and why keeping your tech stack small beats constantly chasing
How to Build an STR Brand That Actually Gets Direct Bookings (opens the original)
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Every operator eventually hits the stage where they decide it’s time to stop relying on OTAs and build a real brand. But hiring a designer and building a website isn't enough. In this episode of The Accommodation Show, Miles Hobson, Head of Marketing at Hospitable, breaks down what a real short-term rental brand actually is and how to build one that drives repeat direct bookings.Miles shares the "Nike vs. Hyatt" branding framework, explains why custom direct booking websites fail without a traff
How to Modernise an Outdated Property Management Company (opens the original)
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Most broken processes survive in business for years because fixing them means stopping work that pays to do work that doesn't. When new tax laws hit Wanaka, Kim Stewart turned a 200-invoice monthly nightmare into a 10-minute automated sync.In this episode of The Accommodation Show, Kim Stewart from Lakeview Properties shares how she bought a 25-property business running on spreadsheets, kept 95 percent of owners during the transition, and tripled her portfolio.We explore how she navigated major
175 Properties Across 14 States: How They Scaled (opens the original)
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Conventional logic says you must dominate one market before expanding. BNB Breeze ignored that rule and built a 175-property business across 14 states. In this episode of The Accommodation Show, Heather Schlabach (COO of BNB Breeze) explains why following real estate investors across 14 states created a resilient national portfolio, and why taking on 50 properties in a single local market (Sarasota) was actually harder than operating nationally. Heather shares how her team recruits boots-on-the-
How to Save $15,000 in OTA Commission Fees (opens the original)
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Sourcing all your bookings from OTAs is costing you thousands in hidden commission fees. In this episode of The Accommodation Show, Rose Tipka from Your Family's Place breaks down how spending $3,500 on direct marketing generated over $100,000 in direct bookings in a single month: saving up to $20,000 in platform commissions. Rose shares her exact ad budget breakdown, how she caught OTAs bidding on her personal name on Google Search, and why niche family-first hospitality creates a 70% direct bo
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