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Every STR business hits the same crossroads.
Direct bookings? Automation? First hire? Selling up? 🤔
The STR Growth Curve maps all 12 stages – with lessons from 12 operators who've been there. 📈
Free download + 25% off @hospitable👇
hostplanet.club/str-growth-c…
ALT Free download from Host Planet and Hospitable for short-term rental hosts and property managers. Grab your copy of the STR Growth Curve today.
£92,000. That's the highest bill @PascUK's Nicky Williamson has seen hit a Welsh holiday let operator over the 182-day threshold. The average is £20-25k.
The Welsh Government consultation closes Friday 23 October. Have your say 👇
gov.wales/classification-sel…
#HolidayLets #Wales
"Often it's not about cleaning. It's about trust."
Georgi Georgiev of @Fantastic on what STR hosts really need from a cleaning partner: checklists, punctuality, before/after photos, and damage reports.
🎧 youtu.be/ayesUByT8J8
Series powered by @Lodgify.
Before you switch on an AI guest agent, answer 4 questions 👇
⚡ What triggers the conversation?
💬 How should it react?
😊 What tone should it use?
🛑 When does it stop and hand over to a human?
Sab Mulligan's TRT + Guardrails framework
🎧 youtu.be/jd_nVwC5eAs
New hosts: the fear of letting strangers into your home is bigger than the reality.
Sandy Lee used to watch the cameras for every arrival. Now she never looks unless there's a real problem.
🎧 The STR Growth Curve, Host Planet x @hospitable.
📺 youtu.be/zCSvbfIdpkA
Guest: "I'm proposing in Malta. Do I get a refund if she says no?"
AI agent:
❌ No refund
✅ Sunset times
✅ The perfect proposal spot
✅ "Let's work together to get a yes"
AI isn't just about quantity. It's about the quality of the conversation.
🎧 youtu.be/jd_nVwC5eAs
Chester – we're coming 🚀
Host Planet Roadshow at @sykescottages HQ
📅 Tues 10th Nov
🤖 AI, regulation, pricing, and upselling
🏆 Upsell Challenge
🎟️ £40 + VAT, limited seats
👉 hostplanet.club/hp-roadshow-…
What if your AI agent had a job description?
Sab Mulligan gives agentic AI in her property management business:
✅ A defined role
✅ Clear KPIs
✅ Context for the team
Treat it like a hire, not a plugin.
🎧 youtu.be/jd_nVwC5eAs
What's the one job in your STR business you'd hand to AI tomorrow?
27 Nov, Leeds: come and build the tool that does it.
AI Buildathon from Host Planet x @BoostlyUK. Team up, build in 2 hours, pitch it. Best build wins.
No coding needed. 40 seats only.
hostplanet.club/ai-buildatho…
Want AI to recommend your short-term rental?
Start with your inbox.
The questions guests ask you over and over are exactly what AI can't find online. Answer them on your website.
Great tip from Jason Cincotta (Kismet) on the Host Planet Podcast, powered by @Lodgify 🎧
Overwhelmed by AI tools? Start with your PMS.
Richard Vaughton from Yes Consulting at @vrma International on the simplest way to start using AI in your rental business 👇
#VRMA #PropertyManagement
"We see ourselves as contributors to this community, not just vendors selling software."
Vered Raviv Schwarz from @Guesty at @vrma International on why showing up and listening builds better products.
#VRMA #ShortTermRentals
Sales tip from our Bath Roadshow 👇
Don't just pitch prospective owners. Invite them to watch you speak to a room full of hosts.
James Cornwell from Curated Property on why event partnerships work.
#PropertyManagement #HPRoadshow
A chatbot waits for your question.
An AI revenue analyst watches your portfolio 24/7 and tells you what needs attention.
@TiboStBartsBali on @Price_Labs' new Athena, launched at @vrma 👇
#ShortTermRentals #PriceLabs #VRMA
"There's going to be a bubble and a burst with AI."
Steve Schwab at GuestyVal:
Telephones. Trains. The internet. Every big tech wave had a bubble, a crash, then the real use cases that changed everything.
AI is next. Agree? 👇
"You walk around the exhibit hall and you see AI everything."
But AI can't clean a property. 🧹
Assaf Karmon from Turno at @vrma: property managers still need boots on the ground to scale.
"I don't think guests actually care that they're speaking to a human. They care about getting the responses quickly."
Francois Gouelo from @EnsoConnect on the Host Planet Podcast, powered by @Lodgify 🎧
Agree or disagree? 👇
#STR #GuestExperience
Guests on Airbnb and Vrbo need a reason to stop scrolling.
And that means outstanding photography.
Colleen Coale on Episode 1 of The STR Growth Curve from Host Planet x @hospitable.
🎧 youtu.be/0-ggdtex7iA
#STR #AirbnbHost