Guest Email Marketing for Airbnb Hosts: Turning One Stay Into Repeat Direct Bookings
How Canadian short-term rental hosts capture guest emails legally, what to send across a year, and how to turn past guests into repeat direct bookings.
The Best Direct Booking Engine for Canadian STR Hosts in 2026: Lodgify vs OwnerRez vs Hostaway vs Custom
Lodgify, OwnerRez, Hostaway, or a custom build? A Canadian STR operator comparison of direct booking engines on fees, features, per-booking cost, and when each one is the right call.
Airbnb Fees vs Direct Booking: The Real Math on What You Keep in 2026
Airbnb fees are not one number. Here is what the platform takes under each fee model, what a direct booking stack really costs to run, and the break-even point where going direct starts making you money.
Vacation Rental SEO: How to Rank on Google Without Relying on Airbnb
Vacation rental SEO means optimizing your website so travelers find and book your property directly on Google — without opening Airbnb or VRBO first, and without paying either platform a commission. It combines technical SEO health, accurate pricing, and location-specific content depth, and typically takes 3-6 months to show meaningful ranking results. Summary Table of […]
VRBO vs Airbnb vs Direct Booking: Which Channel Should STR Hosts Prioritize?
If you own a short-term rental, you’re probably listed on Airbnb, maybe VRBO, and possibly wondering whether you should bother building your own direct booking website. The answer matters more than most hosts realize — because the channel you prioritize determines your margins, your control, and your long-term scalability. The Three Main STR Booking Channels […]
How I Design for Real Estate Developers and STR Operators
by Cody Wise, Founder, Designer and Entrepreneur Real estate brands do not win through luck. They win through structure. They win through trust. They win through digital presence that looks like it is worth millions. I design differently for real estate developers and STR operators because the industry demands a higher level of clarity, authority, […]