Airbnb’s Dark Secret: What They’re NOT Telling Hosts!

In this special episode of the Boostly Podcast, Mark Simpson makes a HUGE announcement—the launch of his brand-new solo YouTube channel, set to go live on Book Direct Day, February 5th, 2025!

Mark shares what you can expect from this new channel, including deep dives into short-term rentals, business growth, AI, and strategies to help hosts thrive without relying on Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo.

Plus, he gives a sneak peek into his first video, where he tackles a major issue in the industry: Airbnb suspending listings and shutting down accounts—and what you can do to protect yourself.

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Mark’s Big Announcement: A New Solo YouTube Channel

[00:00:00] Mark: All right, welcome back to the Boostly podcast. This is a very special one because this is the announcement and the launch of my new solo YouTube channel, which is going to be launching on the 5th of February, 2025, also known as book direct day. You can go over to YouTube now, click on the link below. Or click on the link on the screen or find it somewhere online.

[00:00:24] Mark: I'm sure I'll have sent it to you in some way, shape or form. It's called the Mark Simpson business channel. And on there, I'm going to be talking about all things business, but obviously going to still be tapping into my, uh, short term rental routes. The first video is ready to go. It's going to be going live on Wednesday, the 5th of February.

[00:00:42] Mark: And then every Wednesday was going to be a new video. It's going to be me coming out of this office. It's me going to be. Going and traveling around, um, focusing on short term rentals, talking about business, AI, and all of the other things that I want to talk about that I don't get a chance to on this channel.

[00:00:58] Mark: This channel is obviously going to stay exactly the same. It's going to be interviews. Liam is going to be showcasing hosts, spotlighting vendor companies. I'll drop in from time to time and do some solo episodes and also some group episodes. But this new channel is going to be a little project of mine for 2025 to see how it goes.

[00:01:17] Mark: So go ahead and over, please go and subscribe and I will see you over there for the launch video, which is Wednesday, the 5th of February, 2025. I'm going to give you a little sneak peek and a teaser of the first episode that is going to be coming out. So go ahead and check that out. The teaser. And then the full video will be on Wednesday.

[00:01:41] Mark: There is a huge problem right now in the hospitality industry, where Airbnb are dictating to hosts and business owners how to run their business. Listings are getting suspended, accounts are getting closed down. And in this video, I'm going to walk you through how you can fix it. My name is Mark Simpson, and this YouTube channel is where you will get all of the best tactics and tips on how you can grow your shots.

 

[00:02:04] Mark: Day accommodation business without being over reliant on the online travel agents in particular, Airbnb, booking.com and vrbo. I've worked with over a thousand hosts. We've generated millions in direct bookings. In today's video, I'm gonna walk you through the problem with Airbnb right now and how you can fix it.