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Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals

James Varley | Host Planet

Short-term rental hosting, Airbnb tips, direct bookings, vacation rental management – Host Planet is your go-to source for expert insights and real estate strategies.

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00:13:50

Want To Stand Out On Airbnb? Use Dynamic Pricing Like...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/17

Powered by Host Planet and Beyond, STR Pricing Secrets is dedicated to helping short-term rental hosts and property managers navigate the world of dynamic pricing and revenue management.The series aims to break down key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help listeners maximise their earnings and stay ahead of market trends. From understanding the basics of dynamic pricing to exploring advanced tactics, each episode will deliver actionable insights from industry experts.During this episode,

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00:28:10

Is This The Smartest Pricing Tool for Airbnb Hosts?

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/17

Powered by Host Planet and Beyond, STR Pricing Secrets is dedicated to helping short-term rental hosts and property managers navigate the world of dynamic pricing and revenue management.The series aims to break down key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help listeners maximise their earnings and stay ahead of market trends. From understanding the basics of dynamic pricing to exploring advanced tactics, each episode will deliver actionable insights from industry experts.During this episode,

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00:25:05

Which Tools Actually Boost Your Airbnb Income?

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/17

Powered by Host Planet and Beyond, STR Pricing Secrets is dedicated to helping short-term rental hosts and property managers navigate the world of dynamic pricing and revenue management.The series aims to break down key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help listeners maximise their earnings and stay ahead of market trends. From understanding the basics of dynamic pricing to exploring advanced tactics, each episode will deliver actionable insights from industry experts.During this episode,

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00:18:30

What’s The Right Price For Your Countryside Airbnb?

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/17

Powered by Host Planet and Beyond, STR Pricing Secrets is dedicated to helping short-term rental hosts and property managers navigate the world of dynamic pricing and revenue management.The series aims to break down key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help listeners maximise their earnings and stay ahead of market trends. From understanding the basics of dynamic pricing to exploring advanced tactics, each episode will deliver actionable insights from industry experts.During this episode,

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00:14:22

How To Price Your Urban Airbnb for Maximum Bookings

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/17

Powered by Host Planet and Beyond, STR Pricing Secrets is dedicated to helping short-term rental hosts and property managers navigate the world of dynamic pricing and revenue management.The series aims to break down key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help listeners maximise their earnings and stay ahead of market trends. From understanding the basics of dynamic pricing to exploring advanced tactics, each episode will deliver actionable insights from industry experts.During this episode,

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00:16:05

Earn 40% More Revenue From Your Airbnb!

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/17

Powered by Host Planet and Beyond, STR Pricing Secrets is dedicated to helping short-term rental hosts and property managers navigate the world of dynamic pricing and revenue management.The series aims to break down key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help listeners maximise their vacation rental earnings and stay ahead of market trends. From understanding the basics of dynamic pricing to exploring advanced tactics, each episode will deliver actionable insights from industry

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00:27:44

Why Donald Trump Might Be Influencing Your Airbnb...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/15

Donald Trump’s tariffs are having a negative effect on the US vacation rentals market.Canadians are turning their backs on major hotspots like Florida and California – and instead heading to the UK and France.In today’s Host Planet Podcast, Sally Henry from Key Data outlines the main trends from 2025, including which regions of the UK are performing best. Sally also shares her favourite data stats from the year so far.If you want to know what’s happening in our industry right now, this is an episode

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00:13:11

How Airbnb Hosts Can Earn More Revenue

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/12

Are you an Airbnb host or short-term rental property manager who is keen to earn extra revenue? During today's Host Planet Bitesize – sponsored by Hostfully – Shiven Vinod Khera from Linkbase has five tips to increase your profits without adding more rentals to your portfolio.Key takeaways:• Capture guest data in order to supercharge your marketing and direct bookings.• Offer simple upsells like early check-in and mid-stay cleaning.• Utilise platforms like Viator in order to earn commission.0:00

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00:20:55

Where To Buy A Holiday Let In The UK

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/11

Discover the UK's most profitable holiday let locations!Host Planet has teamed up with Sykes Holiday Cottages to launch Holiday Let Insider – a brand new podcast series for savvy hosts and property managers.In our first episode, Harriet Kerr, Portfolio Director at Sykes, reveals the top-performing UK regions for holiday lets and shares practical tips on pricing, flexibility, quality, and guest experience to help you maximise your returns.Thinking about partnering with Sykes to boost your

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00:30:30

Are You A Short-Term Rental Superstar?

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/08

Host Planet and Hospitable have an exciting announcement! We are teaming up to produce the Host Planet Playbook – an e-book and podcast project which will feature 30 of the world's best short-term rental property managers. This is a golden opportunity for hosts to showcase their brand to a global audience. Keen to take part? Find out more and apply here: https://www.hostplanet.club/post/host-planet-hospitable-launch-global-collaboration-to-spotlight-str-superstarsAlso during the show, our

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00:16:27

Learn How To Take Great Photos For Your Airbnb!

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/06

Are you an Airbnb host or short-term rental property manager? If so, you need to learn how to take great photos that appeal to your target guests and keep the bookings rolling in.During today's Host Planet Bitesize – sponsored by Hostfully – Joseph Cox shares five essential tips to help you create perfect images that will supercharge your presence on online travel agencies like Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo. Key takeaways:• Use a professional photographer• Prioritise the images in your listing

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00:30:43

No More Excuses: STR Industry Must Embrace...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/05/01

Bob Garner is very frustrated – he believes the short-term rental industry is failing to embrace sustainability.Bob's urging major players in the sector to take action – because the climate emergency is not someone else's problem.In today's Host Planet Podcast, hear why Bob's EnviroRental platform might not survive unless the industry steps up.There are sponsor mentions for Hosthub and Search and Stay during the episode, plus shout-outs for Abode Worldwide and Justine Ireland.Key takeaways:• STR

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00:22:49

13 ways to scale your short-term rental business!

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/29

Keen to grow your short-term rental inventory? This is the episode for you!Brooke Pfautz from Vintory shares 13 ways to scale your vacation rental business during today's Host Planet Bitesize, sponsored by Hostfully.Key takeaways:• Be front of mind when building a vacation rental business – billboarding is key.• Facebook groups and community micro sites are very effective tools for generating business.• Give before you get – understand human psychology.0:00 Episode starts1:40 Organise a

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00:15:49

Interest rates are on the way down!

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/28

Are interest rates about to fall? Is a new wave of property investors on the horizon? And are mortgage lenders starting to show more flexibility for holiday let owners?In today's episode of the Host Planet Mortgage Podcast, James Varley and mortgage expert Howard Reuben dive into the outlook for interest rates, reveal how buy-to-let and holiday let mortgage products are evolving, and share their picks for some of the best options currently on the market.0:38 Interest rate cut incoming?3:54

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00:37:30

More pain for holiday let hosts! Tax changes,...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/24

Tax changes, fire regulations, statutory registration, and now EPCs – is there anything else the UK government can throw at holiday let owners?Alistair Handyside from PASC UK is the special guest on today’s Host Planet Podcast – and his message for our politicians is simple: gather the data before implementing policy.Listen in to hear about lobbying efforts, what owners can do to help the cause, and why people are dropping out of the sector.There are sponsor mentions for Hosthub and Zeal Tax, plus

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00:13:06

Why Airbnb hosts should provide luxury amenities at...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/22

Johanne Hedges is convinced that short-term rental hosts and property managers who provide luxury amenities for their guests will achieve a higher nightly rate, increased occupancy, and better reviews.During this episode of Host Planet Bitesize – sponsored by Hostfully – Johanne shares details of five luxury products that every host and manager should consider stocking, from an outstanding mattress to premium dog treats.Key takeaways:• A good mattress is essential for Airbnb guests.• Premium towels

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00:28:54

The UK government needs to stop scapegoating the...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/17

Tax and regulation are having a major impact on the UK's holiday let industry. Some owners are giving up and leaving their properties empty or trying to sell. This is having a knock-on effect on local businesses which rely on tourism.As a holiday let manager and consultant based in Cornwall – one of the UK's short-term rental hotspots – Katie Warren is on the frontline. She is seeing first-hand the impact of new legislation and is adamant the new rules are not helping people who want to get

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00:12:23

How holiday let owners can support local businesses

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/15

Amanda Stecker is an expert holiday let host and coach who prides herself on supporting local businesses.On today's episode of Host Planet Bitesize – sponsored by Hostfully – Amanda shares five tips for hosts who are keen to go the extra mile for their local community.Key takeaways:• Send restaurant recommendations to your guests a week before they arrive to give them time to make reservations.• Don't put a coffee maker in your rental – instead direct your guests to the best independent

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00:19:23

Dynamic pricing tips for Airbnb owners from PriceLabs

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/10

Dynamic pricing is a must-have for every short-term rental host and property manager – but not everyone knows how to use it effectively.In today's Host Planet Podcast, Shreeja Jamdar from PriceLabs shares five tips to help hosts leverage dynamic pricing to boost revenue and occupancy.Key takeaways:• It is vital to understand your market• You must set the correct base price• Having a minimum stay strategy is a must0:52 Tip 1: understand your market4:49 Tip 2: get your base price right9:48 Tip 3:

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00:20:02

Use AI to create marketing content for your...

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals ·

2025/04/08

Kay Walten is a hospitality and AI expert who has merged her two passions to create a growing business: Smart Pineapple.On today's episode of Host Planet Bitesize, sponsored by Hostfully, Kay explains how short-term rental hosts and managers can utilise AI to create marketing content for their properties.Key takeaways:• Your prompts must be clear, direct, and full of detail• Try various AI platforms to see which is the best fit for your business• You must review and edit the content0:00 Episode

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