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The Check-In — 25 episodes

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1

The Secret to 100% Direct Bookings? Build a Brand Worth Talking About

2

The Long Game — What 54 Years in STR Teaches You About Airbnb's Big Moves

3

Direct Bookings in the Age of AI — with Mark Simpson, Boostly

4

STR Investments: Why Some Soared and Others Failed

5

The manual host tax: why you're leaving money on the table

6

STR News Round Up

7

Using the Best Hotel Systems for STR Success

8

Short Stay Summit Operator Spotlight - Guesty

9

Direct Bookings: The Radical Shift That Will Transform Your Business

10

Short Stay Summit Operator Spotlight - AirDNA

11

Why Guests Don’t Come Back (And How to Fix It)

12

Blackpool’s Blueprint: Revitalising the British Seaside with Chris Webb MP

13

Is your Airbnb business actually just a job?

14

ChatGPT Ads: a Game-Changer for STR Hosts?

15

Adapt or Fade: The 2026 Checklist for High-Performance STR Hosting

16

The Asset-Light Advantage: Why Kasa is Scaling While Others Are Crashing

17

Why France is the Hardest Place to Run an STR business Right Now

18

The Human Moat: How to Prove Your Value When AI Wants to Replace You

19

Why Brand Identity is Killing (or Saving) Your STR Business

20

The Guest-First Trap: Why Airbnb is Losing Its Best Hosts

21

The Breakup: Why Southern Europe’s Love Affair With Tourism is Coming to an End

22

Has Airbnb Outgrown the Host Community?

23

Does the Airbnb Side-Hustle Still Work? A Host Shares Everything

24

Will AI Agents Kill the OTAs? Google Just Made Its Move

25

The Sonder - Marriott Meltdown