Optimising your listings to increase bookings
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 582. In this podcast, Kelvin, the founder of Rankbreeze, explains how the tool can help to optimize an Airbnb listing to improve its rank and attract more guests. Kelvin delves into a listing called Contractor Stays and walks through the front end and the back end to show how a […]
Profitable Properties with Daniel Rusteen
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 581. In this Boostly podcast episode, Liam interviews Danny Rusteen, an author, influencer, and super host on Airbnb. Danny has been involved with Airbnb for over a decade and has written a new book called Profitable Properties, which is focused on short-term rentals (STR). Liam and Danny discuss the STR […]
Utilising Dynamic Pricing for Competitive Prices
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 580. In this Boostly podcast episode, Mark is joined by Anurag Verma, one of the co-founders of PriceLabs, a dynamic pricing tool for vacation rentals. They discuss how they have fine-tuned and optimized the pricing for one of Boostly’s clients, who owns a vacation rental property in Orlando. They have […]
Sustainable Strategies for Scaling your Hospitality Business
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 579. In this Boostly podcast episode, Mark speaks to Jon Lawry, the founder of Urban Butler and director of Astra based in New Zealand, about scaling a business sustainably. Jon describes how he founded Urban Butler after staying in European Airbnbs and experiencing exceptional guest experiences. Urban Butler started with […]
Leveraging finance tools to kickstart your business
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 578. In this Boostly podcast, the host Liam Carolan speaks to Olivia Tati and Anita Nagle, who own and operate the short-term rental business, Tati & Co Rentals. Olivia has a background in chemical engineering and previously worked in the oil and gas industry for three years before quitting to […]
Automation in the Hospitality Industry: Friend or Foe?
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 577. In this podcast episode the conversation between Mark, Andy, and Vanessa revolves around the importance of competitive advantage in the hospitality industry, particularly in the upcoming year, which is expected to be more challenging due to various reasons, such as the pandemic, Brexit, and fuel prices. To be successful, […]
Personalise your guests journey with AI
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 576. In this Boostly podcast episode, host Liam Carlin and guest Evan Dolgow discuss how AI technologies can be used by hospitality owners to provide personalized suggestions to their guests. Adaptive, formerly Jarvis ML, is the platform that Dolgow represents, which offers AI-powered personalization for brands selling products, services, and […]
Catering to Modern and Traditional Check-In Methods for Guests
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 575. In this Boostly podcast episode, Liam Carlan interviews Lauren Madewell, from Auntie Belham’s cabin rentals, about their successful short-term rental business in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Auntie Belham’s is a well-established vacation rental market located just outside the Smokey Mountain National Park, making it a big drive-to destination for honeymooners, anniversaries, […]
Triangle Luxury: What’s New in 2023?
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 574. In this podcast episode, host Mark interviews Moriya Rockman from Triangle, a property investment platform. The interview covers updates and developments since their last conversation in September 2022. One of the major updates is that Triangle has reached out to new countries and destinations, giving investors access to high-yield […]
Resort Driven Short-Term Rentals
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 573. In this podcast episode, host Liam invites Brian Hatcher, the founder of Elite Escapes, to talk about his hospitality business journey and branding strategies. Brian shares that success is a continuous process of finding the time and space for improvement. He talks about his background in real estate investing […]
ChatGPT: The End of Airbnb
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 572. In this podcast, Kyle introduces Mark Simpson, the founder of Boostly and a direct booking expert. Mark emphasizes the importance of building a brand for businesses with at least five properties, stating that the use of GPT technology can help create logos, schemes, and content within minutes. Mark shares […]
The Power of a Google Searchable Brand
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 571. In this video, Mark, Diamond, and Conrad discuss the importance of building a brand on Google that is searchable, focusing on the power of Google My Business and the Google profile. Diamond, who works for Intercostal Net Designs (ICND), a vacation rental website designer and digital marketing agency, explains […]