The Erosion of Trust: How to Build a Resilient STR Business for 2027
As AI tools and automated platforms flood the short-term rental industry, the greatest risk to your business isn’t lack of software, it’s the rapid erosion of trust. In this episode of The…
Getting Started with AI Agents: Lessons from a YC Founder
Most property managers use AI to draft emails, but autonomous AI agents are capable of handling actual operational workflows across your business. In this season premiere of The Accommodation Show, Jan Sahagun,…
Learn From a Remote Operator: How to Manage 70 Properties
Managing from a distance works fine. Operating from a distance doesn't. In this episode of The Accommodation Show, Fred Cercena from Getaway VR breaks down how he manages 70+ vacation rentals across…
How Katie Replaced Her W-2 Job With Vacation Rentals
Marriott International owns just 50 of its 9,500 hotels worldwide. They are not in the real estate business; they are in the hospitality business.In this episode of The Accommodation Show, former Ritz-Carlton…
How to Become a #1 Rated Property and win awards
Awards look like vanity. Follow the money and they're anything but.Strong reviews get you noticed by the travel companies. The travel companies hand out the awards. The awards generate PR. The PR…
How Do You Get Your First Client With Zero Properties?
She Got Hung Up On. Three Years Later She Has Nine Properties.Cathleen Cataldo's first sales call ended when the prospect asked how many properties she managed. She said she was still in…
Stand Out or Drop Your Prices. There Is No Third Option.
There are only two ways to survive an oversupplied market. You stand out, or you drop your prices. Most operators pick the second option without realising they've made a choice at all.Bali's…
1,200 People in One Room: The Best Advice from Bali Villa Connect 2026
It has been a couple of weeks since Bali Villa Connect 2026, and the conversations I had on the ground are still rattling around in my head.While I was at the conference…
You Won the Booking. Now What? | Operto
Speed has become a virtue all on its own. Everything has to be faster, cheaper, more automated, more efficient. And in the rush to optimise everything, we've quietly stopped asking whether the…
The Future of Bali Villas: Inside BVRMA
Bali is professionalising faster than most people realise.The Bali Villa Rental and Management Association (BVRMA) only formed in 2023. They've already got 70+ management companies and over 3,000 villas under the association…