EPISODE · Jun 16, 2021 · 52 MIN

Hospitality Is Freedom

from Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast · host Skift

With 15 years of experience in fast growing tech-startups, Marcus has successfully built up a leading PMS and Channel Manager for vacation rentals from scratch. During this journey, he has gained substantial knowledge about two-sided marketplaces, VC funding, growing companies and more importantly getting more bookings! Join us and know how to successfully build a leading PMS and Channel Manager for vacation rentals from scratch. Risk is something we can’t avoid and you know this! But… you can sure minimize your risk when it comes to putting things in place like NoiseAware & Safely.com! Safely have you, your guests, and your homeowner covered if anything goes wrong or gets damaged and guess what!? By having a NoiseAware device in your homes, you’ll have everything you need in order to have peace of mind! In this episode, we explore: 03:46 - Background of the guest 06:23 - Creation of Hostaway 08:47 - Creating Game 53 11:47 - What is Game 53 look like 14:32 - Is creating a PMS beneficial? 17:54 - Big changes prior to Covid-19 24:18 - Consolidation of Tech 32:09 - Gap between hotels and vacation rentals 35:35 - Importance of guest’s experience 40:07 - Development side of Hostaway 44:17 - Travel Destinations Connecting with the Guest: Website: www.hostaway.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marketingmarcus Email: [email protected] Slick Talk Website & Socials: https://bit.ly/3uCsm6H Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices