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Airbnb Photography Tips: How to Take Listing Photos That Get Bookings

Your listing photos are doing one of two things: getting you bookings or losing them. There's no middle ground. A guest scrolling through search resul...

Bart — GuestIntro team

June 15, 2026

What to Include on Your Direct Booking Website (The Complete Checklist)

You've decided to build a direct booking website. Good. That's the single best decision you can make for your vacation rental business long-term. But ...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 28, 2026

Email Marketing for Vacation Rentals: Turn Past Guests Into Repeat Bookings

A guest stays four nights, leaves a glowing review, tells you they'll "definitely be back." Then they vanish. Next spring they book the same trip thro...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 21, 2026

How to Turn One-Time Guests Into Repeat Bookers

A guest checks out. They loved the place. They told you so in person, then confirmed it with a five-star review. Six months later, they're planning an...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 20, 2026

Everything You Need Before Your First Airbnb Guest Arrives

Your first Airbnb guest is booked. The confirmation just hit your inbox. And now your brain is doing that thing where it generates forty questions sim...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 19, 2026

Airbnb Checkout Instructions Template (Copy, Paste, Customise)

Checkout instructions should take a guest 30 seconds to read and 10 minutes to follow. Anything longer and they'll ignore them entirely. Anything shor...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 18, 2026

Airbnb vs Booking.com for Hosts: Fees, Guests, and Which Is Better for You

Choose Airbnb if you host a unique or character-driven property, want more control over who books, and your guests are mostly leisure travellers looki...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 16, 2026

The Airbnb Cleaning Checklist That Keeps Your Reviews at Five Stars

Nobody leaves a review that says "the cleaning was adequate." Cleaning is binary in a guest's mind — either the place was spotless and they don't ment...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 15, 2026

How to Become an Airbnb Superhost in 2026 (And Why It Still Matters)

To become an Airbnb Superhost, you need to maintain a 4.8+ overall rating, respond to 90% of messages within 24 hours, keep your cancellation rate bel...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 15, 2026

The Design System Your Direct Booking Site Is Missing

You spent a good chunk of change on a direct booking website you're proud of. The homepage hero looks beautiful on your 27-inch monitor.Then a guest o...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 12, 2026

Unusual Stays Are Booming: How Vacation Rental Hosts Can Cash In

A three-bedroom house in a popular tourist town. Nice photos, decent reviews, competitive pricing. And it's sitting at 55% occupancy while a yurt in t...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 8, 2026

Direct Booking vs OTA: How Much Are You Really Paying in Fees?

Quick question. If someone told you they were taking 15% of your salary every month, and all they did in return was introduce you to your employer onc...

Bart — GuestIntro team

May 3, 2026