Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans

Matt Landau, Founder of the VRMB, discusses his career in the short-term rental industry with Leo Walton from Know Your Guest by SUPERHOG . From professionally managing vacation rentals for ten years to starting the VRMB community. Find out why he thinks community and knowledge sharing is vital in the short-term rental industry. As well as some insider tips and tricks on how property managers and hosts can strengthen the core of hospitality gestures that big companies cannot compete against.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to John Hildebrand, an Airbnb Ambassador and the founder of Hilde Homes.

Hilde Homes (HH) was built by John Hildebrand from the ground up for the sole purpose of delivering stylish, comfortable vacation homes with guests in mind. John personally seeks out perfect locations, fully remodeling each home with all the latest smart technology and providing a team of concierge services. Hilde Homes has a reputation for giving guests a flawless 5-star vacation experience behind the RED door.

In real estate practically from birth, John talks to Leo about how he developed his passion for short-term rentals and how he got his start in the sector, sharing his experiences (both positive and negative) that really helped him to where he is now. A great communicator himself, John stresses the importance of communication when it comes to providing that all-important guest experience, and gives his thoughts on how property managers and hosts should take the leap when it comes to direct bookings.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to Antonio Bortolotti, the Host of the Vacation Rental World Summit.

First held in 2014, the Vacation Rental World Summit is a highly productive, engaging, and truly unique, memorable live event and online platform that allows viewers to learn quickly, adopt highly effective practices and improve their Vacation Rental Business overall performance. The live event adds an unforgettable layer of personal interaction with the most forward-thinking and inspiring peers in the industry.

Antonio tells us about this year's VRWS lineup and the topics that will be discussed. With some fascinating talks scheduled, this year is certainly not one to miss! Antonio explains what sets VRWS apart from other vacation rental events and how the format has been optimized to allow property managers of different sizes and different geographical territories to share their experiences and help each other develop. 

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to Scott Weir, the Founder and CEO of Pillow Partners.

Founded in 2016, Pillow Partners matches holiday home owners with quality guests from around the world, offering management and marketing services throughout the UK.

Leo and Scott dive into the important topic of how property management companies can help give back and support their local communities. Scott is extremely passionate about the impact of Pillow on the local community, with social impact being at the core of their values. Leo and Scott also discuss top tips on how to attract new customer types to their properties. 

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to Paul Zukauskas, the Global Vice President of Customer Success at Guesty.

Founded in 2013, Guesty is a property management software that provides an end-to-end solution that simplifies the complex operational needs that property managers face on a daily basis.

Humphrey finds out from Paul the current trends that Guesty is seeing from their data, and what that means for property managers in terms of the general direction of bookings for the upcoming summer season. Paul also shares his expert insight into how property managers can scale effectively and efficiently by investing in a PMS and the key role of choosing the right one to help form the foundation of your tech stack.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Steve Lassman, the Vice President and General Manager of Villas of Distinction.

For more than 25 years, Villas of Distinction has been the premier villa rental company. Offering luxury properties ranging from lavish one-bedroom penthouses to sprawling 42-bedroom estates in over 50 destinations around the world, they pride themselves on offering a world-class portfolio of incredible properties.

Steve talks to Humphrey about his passion for the sector, offering up some extremely valuable advice for budding entrepreneurs looking at getting started in the vacation rental industry. Steve and Villas of Distinction are both huge advocates of quality over quantity, with the guest experience at the core of their service and what makes them so unique and popular.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Robin Craigen, the Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Moving Mountains. 

Founded in 1998, Moving Mountains creates memorable vacations in exceptional mountain homes.  A specialist in luxury, their portfolio represents the finest properties in Steamboat Springs, Beaver Creek, Vail, and Breckenridge - World-class ski resorts and summer mountain destinations in Colorado.

Kicking off series 2 of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Robin tells us the story behind the creation of Moving Mountains, and how his experience working on a luxury yacht helped to shape the style of service that Robin and his team offers to Moving Mountain's guests. Robin also emphasizes the impact that providing a personable service has on guests and why it's crucial for Property Managers to invest in forging a strong relationship with all their guests to increase return rates and bookings through word of mouth.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Emmanuel Lavoie, the CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions.

Founded in 2017, Jetstream is an innovative, all-in-one distribution and channel marketing solution uniquely designed for multi-unit properties of any size. Jetstream empowers owners, managers, and aggregators of multi-unit, short-term rental properties to operate more efficiently and cost-effectively by offering best-in-class technology and services solutions that increase guest delight, streamline operations and reduce financial risk.

A true advocate for the implementation of new and innovative technologies in the vacation rental space, Emmanuel talks to Leo about the ways that tech and innovation are helping to propel the vacation rental industry to new heights. Emmanuel also offers his words of wisdom to young entrepreneurs and sheds light on the heartache that came from a unique situation, where they sold their tech business and then ended up buying it back.  

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Nick Kljaic, the CEO and Co-Founder of Handle.

Founded in 2021, Handle is a chatbot as a service (CaaS) that makes best-in-class AI chatbots accessible and affordable for every company, regardless of their size or budget. 

Nick explains to Leo that like all great ideas, Handle was born from first-hand experience with businesses offering rentals, which left Nick wondering why Guests had to jump through various hoops and submit various contact forms in order to get the answer to their questions. Through smart automation, Handle was created. Nick emphasizes the improvement to the Guest experience that comes with using a chatbot, and how it can help increase conversion rates for direct bookings.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Bob Garner, the Owner of Casal dei Fichi and a volunteer at Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency.

Founded in 2020, Tourism Declares' goal is to support a global collective of industry leaders, who are united in their public declaration of the climate emergency, provide an opportunity to learn, share and support resources with one another, and amplify individual signatories’ calls for action, positioning ourselves as an advocate for the urgent changes needed to accelerate the transition towards carbon-free tourism. 

Bob explains to Leo how he fell in love with the vacation rental industry and why he decided to get involved with Tourism Declares. With vacation rentals contributing a significant sum to the 8% of global emissions caused by tourism, Bob felt that the industry he fell in love with needed to do more and that's where the creation of Tourism Declares happened, and how other property managers can get involved and make changes to how they operate today.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Steve Davis, the CEO of Operto.

Founded in 2016, Operto is one of the world’s leading property automation systems for vacation rentals, hotels, and serviced apartments and is revolutionizing guest stays and hospitality management. Through technology, Operto addresses common friction points to provide fully seamless and personalized stays - creating greater efficiency, guest satisfaction, and more revenue.

As a former professional hockey player for Canada, Steve sheds some light on the impact that professional sports has had when it comes to his working mentality. Steve explains to Humphrey the importance of the guest experience and how revolutionary partnerships between different expert providers in the sector can help drive growth and make hosting easier for property managers.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Cindy Dahlen, the Vice President of Client Relations at Find Rentals.

Founded in 2002, Find Rentals operates as the vacation property manager's direct booking channel by delivering a high volume of qualified travelers to their website to increase the occupancy rate. Leads are generated through advertising the unique property manager's brand, properties, and services with an exceptional ROI.

Cindy explains to Leo how she got involved and fell in love with the vacation rental community, providing us with some incredibly important advice about how to win over Guests and make sure that they keep coming back. Cindy emphasises to Leo how important providing a personal touch to Property Managers is, when it comes to retaining and acquisition as a booking channel.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Carlos Villaro Lassen, the outgoing President of the European Holiday Home Association (EHHA).

Founded in 2013, the European Holiday Home Association was created to give a voice to the short-term rental industry. The EHHA ranges from national private house owner associations to managers’ associations to platforms.

For International Podcast Day, Leo had the incredible opportunity to record a special Titans episode with a true industry Titan. Carlos has contributed so much to the vacation and short-term rental industry, mainly by allowing it to flourish into the sector that we all love today, taking what he learnt from being involved with the Danish Holiday Home Association and translating that to the EHHA.

From everyone in the VR and STR industry, we'd like to thank Carlos for his commitment and contributions to the industry and wish him all the best for the future.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Lola Casamitjana, the Co-Founder of flOasis.

Founded in 2021, flOasis is a booking platform dedicated to providing unique and authentic places for remote workers to work, live and connect. Their core values are mindfulness, connection, authenticity, and drive.

Lola explains to Leo the story behind the creation of flOasis, (and how like other great entrepreneurs), Lola and her co-founder were able to identify a new and upcoming trend in the form of workations and remote work, to create their platform that caters to those who want to explore remote working. Lola explains her commitment to making travel more eco-friendly and why this was a driving force for the idea of flOasis.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Cliff Johnson, the Vice President of New Homes at Realtor.com.

Founded in 1996, Realtor.com is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers, and dreamers, offering the most comprehensive source of for-sale properties, among competing national sites, and the information, tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently through every step of their home journey.

A true industry Titan, Leo explores where it all began for Cliff in the short-term rental industry. Cliff shares with us his story about the creation of Vacasa, and the valuable lessons that he and his co-founder learnt when it comes to creating a successful and profitable VR company, through company culture and recruitment to name just a few. Cliff also shares with Leo his passion for sustainability and his thoughts on how we can help make the STR and VR space, a greener and more sustainable industry.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Keith Cowarn, the Co-Founder of Aabode.com. 

Founded in 2017, Aabode's vision is simple. They want to be the best millennial vacation rental brand, with affordable luxury at its heart. Aabode's purpose is to deliver a better stay experience through accommodations people love. They aim to innovate and consistently deliver a better experience for both owners and guests, while bringing people together to share in their love for a great stay experience from Aabode.

Keith explains to Leo how he got started in the VR industry, and how he was able to help take Aabode to over 13000 properties and 6000 owners. Keith describes what he loves about the industry, and with Sydney in lockdown, what it means for travel in Australia, along with his thoughts on the rise of remote work and digital nomadism.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Annie Holcombe, the Director of Revenue and Client Acquisition at Lexicon Travel Technologies.

Founded in 2016, Lexicon connects Vacation Rental Property Managers with the millions of guests who book via online travel agencies. Lexicon translates the complexities of vacation rental inventory into high-performing listings that drive bookings.

Leo dives into the story behind how Annie got started in the industry, as she has a very interesting background having been involved in all the different parts that make up the STR and VR industry. Annie also explains what she loves most about the industry and how it's impacted her in a personal way.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Ela Mezhiborsky, the Co-Founder and CPO of Autohost.

Founded in 2016, Autohost is a guest-screening and automation platform for fast-growing hospitality companies. Using machine learning and behavioral checks, Autohost creates a scalable process to review all of your guests and keep your properties safe.

Ela and Leo discuss the crucial role that trust has in helping to increase the popularity of vacation and short-term rentals, what Ela and Autohost learnt from the pandemic and how the use of innovative technologies and automation can help you take your STR/VR business to new heights, allowing you to focus on acquisition rather than the hassles that come with Guest screening.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Jonathan Lancaster, the Senior Vice President at Natural Retreats.

Founded in 2006, Natural Retreats is a luxury vacation rental management company operating in some of America’s most iconic destinations. From well-appointed vacation homes with guest services and access to unforgettable activities, Natural Retreats elevates the travel experience to make their guests feel at home and their homeowners feel like guests.

Jonathan explains to Leo how he got involved in the vacation rental sector, and how his experience as a fly fishing guide has helped him in his leadership role. Jonathan gives Leo his thoughts on the impact that regulation would bring to the STR and vacation rental sector, as well as his wisdom about how to assemble the perfect team to help create a successful business and working atmosphere, just like Natural Retreats did.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Omer Kucukdere, the founder and CEO of Nestpick.

Founded in 2016, Nestpick is the largest platform globally for On-Demand Housing. Nestpick aggregates more than 3M+ accommodation options from 200+ web platforms in 3000+ cities of the world and helps everyone including Expatriates, International Students & Nomads. Nestpick focuses on 1 month and above stays.

Omer explains to Leo his background in the short-term rental industry and where his passion for it stemmed from. As the largest platform globally for on-demand housing, Omer knows a thing or two about how to set up a successful business in the rental sector. A true Titan, Omer gives us his words of entrepreneurial wisdom and his thoughts on the current state of the urban rental market and its revival.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Daniel Rouquette, the Co-founder and Managing Director of Villa Finder.

Founded in 2012, Villa Finder is the market leader for villa rentals in over 28 destinations in the Asia Pacific region. Villa Finder leverages its expertise in the villa rental market to deliver property owners high returns on their investment with a full-service villa distribution solution.

Daniel shares with Leo his insights into the differences between the vacation rentals space in Asia Pacific and Europe and how he decided on focusing solely on the Bali vacation rental market when Villa Finder began. A keen runner, Daniel shares his invaluable advice for new entrepreneurs thinking of getting started in the short-term rental industry and discusses the hot topic of hidden fees on platforms.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Mickey Kropf, the founder and CEO of Vector Travel.

Founded in 2018, Vector Travel is a short-term rental management company that partners directly with multifamily owners and property management companies seeking to monetize vacant units in stabilized or lease-up multifamily buildings, utilizing proprietary revenue management strategies to generate maximum returns across all major travel platforms.

Mickey tells Leo about his background in the short-term rental industry and where his passion for it stemmed from. As a serial entrepreneur, Mickey gives us his words of wisdom on how to start a business in the sector and his thoughts on the data that Vector is seeing when it comes to guests and their booking trends.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Luca De Giglio, the founder of TripsCommunity.

Founded in 2017, TripsCommunity is building a new and fairer way to book homes online. By using blockchain, this drastically reduces fees, seeks no profit and puts people at the center.

Luca has a wealth of experience and is a true titan when it comes to vacation rentals, having started in the sector 20 years ago. He is the number 1 pioneer when it comes to blockchain and cryptocurrency in the vacation rentals space. Join Humphrey as he explores the story behind what inspired Luca to create TripsCommunity and why cryptocurrency and blockchain is the future of vacation rentals.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Andrew Boldt (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with John Flanagan, the Head of US Sales and Client Success at Kigo.

Founded in 2008 and acquired by RealPage in 2014, Kigo is designed to maximize revenue and streamline operations. It allows vacation rental managers and owners to spend less time managing more properties.

Andrew explores what motivates John, how he got started in the vacation rental industry, and with both being keen sportsman, the effect that sports had on teaching John how to be an effective and inspiring leader. John gives us his thoughts on the shift of traditional long-term rental businesses to the short-term rental sector and how Kigo can help with that transition and many more valuable insights.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Susannah Cery, the Founder of Our Tribe Travels and Family Home Swaps.

Founded in 2016, Our Tribe Travels was created as a resource that Susannah wishes she had when she was backpacking around South East Asia. Our Tribe Travels has evolved into a community of families who love independent travel and seek to inspire and assist each other in their explorations.

Leo explores Susannah's background in the travel industry and how Our Tribe Travels has grown into such an inspiring community of like-minded travellers. Susannah also provides us with her top tips for success when it comes to starting a new business and the philosophy that shaped the creation of Our Tribe Travels and Family Home Swaps.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Jesse DePinto, the Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Frontdesk.

Founded in 2017, Frontdesk prioritizes comfortable stays for their guests and secure policies for their apartment communities. Frontdesk uses revolutionary technology and a value-driven culture to create unforgettable travel experiences in the best U.S. cities.

Leo explores the story behind Jesse's passion for the STR industry and how Frontdesk was born. Jesse explains how Frontdesk survived the pandemic and the promising figures they are seeing when it comes to travel bouncing back. He also provides us with his invaluable advice to any entrepreneurs out there who are thinking of starting a business in the vacation rental space or in general.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Mark Simpson, the Founder of Boostly.

Founded in 2016, Boostly gives hosts the tools, tactics and training to increase their direct bookings for their hospitality business.

Leo explores the story behind Mark's love for the STR sector, diving into the topics that allowed Mark to create such a successful business. Mark discusses his love for audio(his podcast and Clubhouse) and what helping hosts maximise their revenue means to him personally, with only a small bit of football chat!

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to Alex Alioto Co-founder and VP of Sales at Whimstay.

Founded in 2018, Whimstay's mission is to provide travellers with great last-minute deals on vacation rentals. They believe that many of the best memories happen when you least expect it.

Discover the story behind the creation of Whimstay, and how Alex got involved and developed his passion for the vacation rental sector. Leo also dives into Alex's passion for innovation and his predictions for the road ahead.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to industry legend Sébastien Grosjean, the CEO and Founder of BookingSync and Smily.

Founded in 2010, BookingSync is a cloud-based vacation rental system that serves as a friend to owners, managers, and agencies during each step of the vacation rental management process.

Smily was created to give the power back to property managers – power they could use to leverage the reach and features of the biggest booking channels while growing their customer base and the number of direct bookings on their own terms. 

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Thibault Masson, the Founder of Rental-Scale Up.  

Thibault has a wealth of experience, having first got involved in the STR industry 25 years ago. Leo explores the story behind Rental Scale-up and Thibault's thoughts on how STR's will perform this year.

SUPERHOG - The leading digital trust platform for short-term rentals

Rental Scale-up - Online resources for property managers and direct hosts.

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Andrew Boldt (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of speaking with Vanessa de Souza Lage, the CMO of Rentals United and the Founder of VRTechEvents.

Founded in 2015, Rentals United is a rapidly growing distribution platform for vacation rentals, that connects property providers with 60+ niche and global sales channels including Booking.com, Vrbo, and Airbnb.

Also founded in 2015, VRTech is a community that brings together the vacation rental industry to share ideas and visions.

Rentals United (advanced distribution platform for professional short-term rental property managers)

VRTechEvents (a community that brings together the vacation rental industry to share ideas and visions.)

SUPERHOG (trust tech and risk management platform)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the pleasure of speaking to Carlos Villa Lassen, the CEO of the Danish Holiday Home Association and the Secretary General of the European Holiday Home Association.

Founded in 2013, the European Holiday Home Association was created to give a voice to the short-term rental industry. The EHHA ranges from national private house owner associations to managers’ associations to platforms.

Representing more than 36,000 holiday homes and creating thousands of jobs, the Danish Holiday Home Association provides political representation, member network and professional knowledge to the holiday home industry.

European Holiday Home Association (voice of the European short-term rental sector)

Danish Holiday Home Association (political representation, member network and professional knowledge to the Danish holiday home industry.)

SUPERHOG (trust tech and risk management platform)

GUARDHOG (insurance for short-term and holiday rentals)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Andrew Bolt (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the privilege of speaking to Karolina Saviova, the COO and co-founder of Altovita.

AltoVita is an end-to-end solution for modern travellers. AltoVita was created by Karolina and her co-founder as they saw complacency and a lack of incentives for innovation in the corporate housing sector.

AltoVita combines data-driven scalable technology and a human-centric approach.

Altovita (corporate rental provider)

SUPERHOG (trust tech and risk management platform)

GUARDHOG (insurance for vacation and short-term rentals)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the pleasure of hearing the wisdom and insight of Richard Vaughton, the director and co-founder of Rentivo.

Rentivo is an enterprise solution for vacation rental companies of any size, providing advanced solutions to improve property distribution, data handling, payment solutions and web front marketing platforms.

Rentivo (advanced solutions to improve property distribution, data handling, payment solutions and web front marketing platforms)

SUPERHOG (Trust tech and risk management platform)

GUARDHOG (insurance for short-term and vacation rentals)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (Growth Director at SUPERHOG) had the pleasure of speaking to Damian Sheridan from The Book Direct Network.

Damian is the founder and director of The Book Direct Network and The Book Direct Show.

The Book Direct Show is the only conference dedicated to short-term rental property managers and direct bookings, and The Book Direct Network is an online community for property managers to learn direct booking strategies.

Damian also has a deep understanding of vacation rental SEO.

The Book Direct Network (online community for property managers to learn direct booking strategies)

SUPERHOG (trust tech and risk management platform)

GUARDHOG (Holiday let and short-term rental insurance)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the pleasure of talking to Victoria O'Connell, CEO and co-founder of Golightly.

Golightly is the first invite-only vacation rental and home-sharing marketplace for women, with a mission to form a network of connected, like-minded women and provide them with a safe and trusted place to book accommodations.

Golightly welcomes all travellers to its properties however the trip is always booked through a woman within the network. With safe, secure and comfortable accommodations and all the luxuries of home, Golightly encourages you to leave life's baggage behind you and go lightly.

Golightly - https://www.wegolightly.com/ (Private home-sharing and vacation rental club for women)

SUPERHOG - https://superhog.com/ (Digital guest check-in platform)

GUARDHOG - https://guardhog.com/ (Airbnb and other short-let insurance)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to Dale Smith, founder and director of Host & Stay.

Founded in 2018, Host & Stay are revolutionising the holiday home experience for owners and for guests across North Yorkshire, The Yorkshire Dales, The Lake District, Durham, Newcastle and Northumberland. 

With a focus on the use of technology, Host & Stay are providing better guest experiences and creating more revenue for their holiday homeowners, with less hassle due to their completely hands-free service. 

Host & Stay - https://hostandstay.co.uk/ (Property management)

SUPERHOG - https://superhog.com/ (Digital guest check-in platform)

GUARDHOG - https://guardhog.com/ (Airbnb and other short-let insurance)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of talking to Mateo Bradford, Strategic partnership and business development advisor at At Ease.

Founded in 2018 and based in Texas, At Ease is a JTR-compliant booking-engine that makes it possible for federal employees and active-duty military to find affordable short-term rentals for PCS moves and temporary duty travel. 

At Ease - https://pcsatease.com/ (JTR-compliant booking-engine)

SUPERHOG - https://superhog.com/ (Digital guest check-in platform)

GUARDHOG - https://guardhog.com/ (Airbnb and other short-let insurance)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Humphrey Bowles (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the pleasure of talking to Nikola Grubelić, CEO and founder of Direct booker.

Founded in 2010, they are a channel manager that looks after 7,827 properties and are one of, if not, the leading vacation rental agency in Croatia.

Locations include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Italy.

Direct Booker prides themselves on their personalized service and providing accommodation that matches your demands.

They also offer regional tours and activities for guests.

Direct booker - http://partners.direct-booker.com/ (Channel manager)

SUPERHOG - https://superhog.com/ (Digital guest check-in platform)

GUARDHOG - https://guardhog.com/ (Airbnb and other short-let insurance)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Andrew Boldt (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the pleasure of talking to Na'im Anis Paymán, chief revolutionary at Zeevou.

Founded in 2019, Zeevou’s founder, Na’ím decided to expand his interests through business, growing a short-term rental company to hundreds of units within a few years.

It was while he was dealing with the consequences of that rapid expansion that the idea for Zeevou was born. 

Designed as a lean startup with a focus on technology and innovation, Zeevou keeps ahead of the curve by using real-life processes and feedback to update its features and functionalities.

Zeevou - https://zeevou.com/ (Property management system)

SUPERHOG - https://superhog.com/ (Digital guest check-in platform)

GUARDHOG - https://guardhog.com/ (Airbnb and other short-let insurance)

In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Andrew Boldt (co-founder of GUARDHOG Technologies) has the pleasure of talking to Michael Goldin, director of business development at Noiseaware.  

Founded in 2015, Noiseaware is a non-invasive noise protection service for Airbnb hosts, property managers and hoteliers. Excessive noise is a leading indicator of property misuse. 

NoiseAware's privacy safe service will alert you within minutes of sustained noise levels, not instantaneous noises like doors slamming.    

NoiseAware is the best way to protect your home, your neighbours, and your reputation. 

After protecting over 700,000 reservations, NoiseAware is proven to give you peace of mind that you will be the first to know of noise issues, not the last.   

Noiseaware - https://noiseaware.io/ (Noise monitoring)

SUPERHOG - https://superhog.com/ (Digital guest check-in platform)

GUARDHOG - https://guardhog.com/ (Airbnb and other short-let insurance)