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Gone are the days when guests used to book vacation rentals for a full week, from Saturday to Saturday. Now, property managers often find themselves with awkward gaps in their calendars in between bookings. So, what can you do to sell out those gap days and avoid losing money on an empty rental? Here are three pricing strategies that’ll help you maximise your occupancy throughout the summer.

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PTBA: Control Last-Minute Bookings & Eliminate Time Zone Headaches

Last-minute bookings are great for boosting your occupancy – as long as they leave you time to prepare for the guest’s arrival. But what happens when a guest books your rental an hour before check-in? The PTBA setting in Rentals United allows you to specify how much time you need to ready your rental. This way, you can prevent ultra-last-minute bookings and run a truly global business without having to worry about the jet lag between you and your guests. Here’s how it works.

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8 min read

Summer Travel Forecast: Top-Performing Channels Per Country + Booking Window Analysis

How is your country performing? We looked at the booking data in eight counties – Spain, United Kingdom, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, USA and Australia – and spotted trends in booking window, length of stay and top-performing niche channels. Here is how each country is performing, with data insights from Rentals United Data Studio.

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Increasing Sustainability in Vacation Rentals Through Home Automation

In honour of Earth Day, we’re shining the spotlight on sustainability in vacation rentals. How can property managers work towards sustainability while catering to their guests’ needs and saving money at the same time? Here’s how home automation technology and other tools can help to reduce your business's environmental impact.

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8 min read

Spain’s Travel Recovery: Booking Window Analysis & Top-Performing Channels By Region

Spain’s travel recovery is underway. We looked at booking data from 5 Spanish regions – Catalonia, Madrid, Andalusia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands – and spotted trends in booking windows and top-performing channels. Here’s how each region is recovering and what you can do to optimise your channel distribution to capture pent-up demand.

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7 min read

Merchant of Record: What Every Vacation Rental Property Manager Needs to Know

What are the benefits of being your own Merchant of Record? Should you outsource it to your channel MoR? And what’s the role of your channel manager in all this? In this article, you’ll find out everything you need to know to help you make the right decisions for your business.