Behind the Stays
By Sponstayneous
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Each week, Behind the Stays brings you the stories behind your favorite Airbnbs and the hosts who’ve made them memorable.
Meet the military veterans, retired flight attendants, tech entrepreneurs, school teachers, single moms, digital nomads, and real estate investors who have all, in their own unique ways, joined the growing community of short-term rentals.
Discover how these hosts — from all over the world — have built chic cabins in the mountains, designed bohemian bungalows on the beach, and erected eclectic off-grid escapes.
Behind the Stays is brought to you by Sponstayneous — a carefully-curated newsletter that sends subscribers 150 of the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb twice a week. You can subscribe for free at www.sponstayneous.com.
Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus (@zboozee) — Co-Founder of Sponstayneous.
If you know of an Airbnb host you think we should have on the show, please reach out directly to me at zach@sponstayneous.com and I’d be happy to talk with them.
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How They Built an Airbnb into the Side of a Mountain (And a Waterfall Too!) — The Story of the River Rock House
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May 17, 2024 |
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How to Interview the Land (And Other Tips on Building Unique Stays) with Mike Hicks from Wander Chatt
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May 14, 2024 |
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How They're Building the Airbnb for Houseboats: The Story of FLOHOM
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May 10, 2024 |
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He's Transformed 600 Homes into Airbnbs — Here's What Matters (And What Doesn't) When Renovating a Short-Term Rental
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May 07, 2024 |
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Airbnb Gave Her $100,000 to Build a Unique Stay in Idaho — This is the Story of "The Flower Pot"
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May 03, 2024 |
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How He Created the UK's Most Popular Glamping Site — The Story Behind Secret Garden Glamping
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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How They Built a Micro Nature Resort in the White Mountains — The Story of Lumen
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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From Potato Hotels to Hobbit Inns: How She Built the World's Most Famous Airbnbs
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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He's Building a Next Generation Glamping Company That Allows Everyone to Invest in the Hottest Trend in Travel
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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"Hotel Brands Won't Matter in 10 Years" — And Other Hot Hospitality Takes with Peter Fabor
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Building the Extraordinary: How to Design Getaways for the Next Generations
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Setting the AI Search Bar: How Homes & Villas by Marriott is Outpacing Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking at Reimagining the OTA
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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How a Former Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Built a $1.5 Million Airbnb Co-Hosting Business in 12 Months
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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He Dropped Out of School to Build a Short-Term Rental Portfolio — Here's What He's Learned So Far.
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Meet the Muralist Who Transforms Ordinary Airbnbs into Extraordinary Experiences
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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He's Building a Next-Generation Landscape Hotel in Public — Meet Oasi Hill Country
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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So, Was the Level Up Your Listing Summit Actually Worth It?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Here's Where Google Says You Should Buy Your Next Airbnb
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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How Growing Up in the Amish Community Helped Him Become a Hospitality Entrepreneur
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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He Left Banking to Become a Hospitality Entrepreneur — Here's What He's Learned Building a Collection of 100+ Airbnbs
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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From CIA Aspirant to Travel Entrepreneur: Why He's Building a Platform Where Airbnb Hosts Can Travel for Free
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Hans Lorei on Building an Instagram Audience from 0 to 100k in 100 Days
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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He Buys RV Parks: Predictions on the Future of Camping and Outdoor Hospitality
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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How to Build the Apple of Vacation Rentals: Imagining, Creating, and Scaling the Wander Brand
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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5 Ways OpenAI's Sora Will Revolutionize Hospitality Entrepreneurship
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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How They Built a Cabin Collection That Landed in Vogue — The Story of North Country Cabin Co.
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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So, Was the STR Wealth Conference Worth It? Here's What This Year's Attendees Thought
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Building the Prequel to Airbnb: Jeremy Gall on the Story of Flipkey and the Foundation of Breezeway
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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She Wanted to Be a Cat, a Vet, or an Anesthesiologist — So, Naturally, She Got into Vacation Rentals
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Marriott’s Venture into Vacation Rentals: The Story Behind Launching Homes & Villas
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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How She Designed a Luxury Haven in the Blue Ridge Mountains That Got Wander's Attention
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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He Dreamed of Being a Farmer, But Wound Up An Entrepreneur: The Story of Back Forty Glamping
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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How He's Reimagining Outdoor Hospitality Through the Restoration of 970 acres of Texas Hill Country
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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How They're Building the Hottest New Tiny Home: The Story of ÖÖD Mirror House
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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From Music Producer to Hospitality Entrepreneur: The Story of Cameron Ranch Glamping
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Meet the 19-Year-Old Who Builds (and Buys) Unique Stays
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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The New Era of Exploration: How Today’s Travelers Think About Loyalty, Independent Hotels, and Experiential Stays
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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How He Built the Uber for STR Cleaning: The Story of Turno
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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How They Transformed a 100-Year-Old Beach House into a Chic Airbnb (And Booked it Fully in Just 11 Days)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Reflections and Ideas on Leadership, Branding, and Innovating from Best Western’s Former CEO
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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How to Merge Luxury, Sustainability, and MICHELIN-Star Experiences — The Story of the Kabn Company
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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He Worked in Luxury Hotels for 20 Years — Now He’s Building the Future of Experiential Travel
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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They Sold Their Auto Body Shop — Then Built the Country’s Most Wish-Listed Summer Escape on Airbnb
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Winter Housekeeping: Sponstayneous and Behind the Stays in 2024
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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From Hops to Hospitality: Crafting a Curation of the World’s Top Glamping Sites
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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From Apple Intern to Hospitality Tech Entrepreneur: How Margot Schmorak Built Hostfully
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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How to Build the Next Generation of Great Vacation Rental Businesses
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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How a Former Airbnb Employee is Reimagining How to Buy a Vacation Home — This is the Story of Summer
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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How to Design The Right Marketing Strategy for YOUR Vacation Rental Business
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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How He Won Airbnb’s ”OMG!” Contest and Used the Cash to Build Bubble Retreats
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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How to Build a Supernatural Hospitality Company — The Story of Arcana
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing: A Special 3-Part Podcast Series with BuildUp Bookings
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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The Business of Bill Faeth: A Look at His Content Business, STR Portfolio, and Events Company
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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He’s Built Businesses in Energy, Tech, and Media — Now He’s Building a Next-Generation Resort in Broken Bow
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Vacation Rental Secrets: Lessons Learned from 50 STR Experts (with Brooke Pfautz)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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How They Built a Dome Micro-Resort on Top of a Waterfall
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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The Future of Vacation Rental Management Companies — Stories and Ideas from a Former VRMA President
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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He Built the World’s #1 Hotel Marketing Website — Now He’s Building the Hottest Community in Hospitality.
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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How They’re Building a New Hotel Brand from Scratch
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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He Led Corporate Communications for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar — Now He’s Building a Platform for the STR Community
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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A Panel Discussion on the Future of Short-Term Rental Investing with Wander, Techvestor, and Arrived
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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He Wants Everyone to Own a Mansion — The Future of Vacation Rental Ownership with John Sutton
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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How to Build (And Then Scale) a Unique Airbnb Co-Hosting Business
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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How AI Will Enable Hospitality Entrepreneurs to Scale Their Brands (and Portfolios)
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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How to Build a Portfolio of 100 Single-Family Airbnbs and Transform Them into Unique Experiences
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Why She Left Her Successful Career in Accounting to Build a Hospitality Brand in the North Carolina Mountains
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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How to Build the Next Generation of STR Management Companies
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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How British Airways and an Airbnb in Istanbul Inspired Him to Build a Glamping Destination in the Catskills
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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How He Launched a Boutique Hotel for Bourbon Lovers — And Why He’s Bullish on Building for Niche Audiences.
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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How to Build a Franchise-Worthy Hospitality Brand — The Story of Casiola
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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He Was Airbnb’s 13th Employee — And Here’s What He Thinks the Future of the Hospitality Industry Will Look Like
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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The Story Behind Sponstayneous and the Behind the Stays Podcast
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Forget Vacation Destinations — He Builds Collections of Branded Airbnbs Near College Campuses
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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He Launched Sonder in the UK — Now He’s Building Lodgeur, a Flexible Living Product in Texas
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Lessons Learned While Building a Portfolio of 100+ Airbnbs AFTER the COVID Boom — with Taylor Jones
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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How to Build the Future of Soft Brands in Short-Term Rentals — Michael Goldin, Storied Collection
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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How They Founded, Built, and Scaled ’Thanks for Visiting’
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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The Secret Sauce to Airbnb Influencer Marketing — Thoughts from the Founders of Hinter, Live Oak Lake, and Onera
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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From Shark Tank to Shoppable Airbnbs — Meet Julia Rossi
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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From Vacation Rental Manager, to Wall Street Attorney, to Boutique Hotelier
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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How to Build the Future of the Vacation Rental Industry
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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How She Built a Private Club for Hosts Who’ve Mastered the Art of Hospitality
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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How He Built the MIT of Vacation Rental Communities — Meet Matt Landau
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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How He Built the Airbnb for Pools — Meet the Founder of Swimply
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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A Masterclass on Experiential Hospitality with Isaac French (Creator of Live Oak Lake)
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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His Hospitality Business Helps People Detox from Their Digital Lives — Meet the Co-Founder of Unplugged
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Google Flight Alerts but for Airbnbs, a Community of Professional Guests, and other Sponstayneous Updates
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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The Past, Present, and Future of Vacation Rental Software — Insights from OwnerRez Co-Founder, Paul Waldschmidt
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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How to Build a Portfolio of Unique (But Really Affordable) Airbnbs
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Meet the Guy Airbnb Doesn’t Want You to Know About
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Hot Takes on Hospitality, New Ideas for STR Entrepreneurs, and The Founding Story of Behind the Stays
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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She Worked in PR for The Ritz, St. Regis, and Le Méridien — Now She’s Building Her Own Luxury STR Brand
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Housekeeping: Exciting Updates from Sponstayneous and Behind the Stays
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Why Airbnb Hosts Should Invest Way More in Design — Hot Takes with Hans Lorei
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Story of The Vermont A-Frame: Thoughts on Unique Stays, the Covid Boom, and Properly Leveraging Influencers
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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How to Make Your Airbnb Go Viral on Social Media
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May 30, 2023 |
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How to Validate Your Idea Before Building an Experiential Hospitality Company
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May 26, 2023 |
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How to Market Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio in 2023
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May 24, 2023 |
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How He Acquired, Designed, and Developed Over 200 Airbnbs in Portland, Oregon — Meet Hayden Laverty
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May 19, 2023 |
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How Much Money Can You Actually Make with Short-Term Rentals?
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May 18, 2023 |