The Holiday Let Success Podcast with Elaine Watt

Elaine Watt: The definitive guide to Holiday Let Success | Vacation Rental | Self Catering Accommodation | Holiday Rental | Increase Bookings | Reduce Costs | Save Time | Holiday Lettings chat!
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The Holiday Let Success Podcast with Elaine Watt

The Definitive guide to Holiday Let Success | Vacation Rental | Increase Bookings | Reduce Costs | Save Time | From interviews with industry experts and successful holiday home owners to useful and useable ideas, resources and discussion. If you love your Vacation Rental | Holiday Let | Holiday Rental | Self Catering | Accommodation and want to get the best out of your investment, then tune in! Every holiday home owner has the same battles, learning curves and worries whilst striving to build their holiday let business to be the best that it can be-from weeks rented and increasing income to the all important guest experience. So we're here to talk. About any and every aspect of the holiday let | self catering | holiday rental | bookings world. If it affects you. If it affects your property. If it affects your bottom line. If it affects your guests. We'll talk about it! Come and connect with us at www.holidayletsuccess.com for show notes, free resources, tutorials, videos and downloads. Your Holiday Let Success awaits! Coming up: Hear Heather Bayer from Vacation Rental Success Podcast and Taylor White plus Valerie Shoopman & Mercedes Brennan!

  1. Sebastien Grosjean - Bookingsync - Fundamentals of Marketing for Todays STR

    01/10/2023

    Sebastien Grosjean - Bookingsync - Fundamentals of Marketing for Todays STR

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 3 - 27th May - Reignite - Marketing & Moving Forwards - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Sebastien Grosjean - Bookingsync - Fundamentals of Marketing for Todays STR as we talk about: 🔥 The power of the guest experience 🔥 The building blocks of the successful short term rental business 🔥 Choosing & using software to run your short term rental business 🔥 Removing repetetive tasks & freeing up time Tune in today hear Sebastien share his experience growing up in a short term rental business - tune in right inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 -More About Sebastien Having grown up with hospitality and seeing his parents run and grow VillasThalassa, Sebastien has a love for our industry and doing what he can to support it and so was born Bookingsync and most recently Smily. Connect with Sebastien Take a look at Bookingsync-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    26 min
  2. Neely Khan - Neely There - Storytelling & Building Bookings

    01/03/2023

    Neely Khan - Neely There - Storytelling & Building Bookings

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 3 - 27th May - Reignite - Marketing & Moving Forwards - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.- Join me & Neely Khann - Neely There - Storytelling & Building Bookings 🔥 Power of storytelling in your business 🔥 How to get started constructing stories that build Trust & bookings 🔥 Using storytelling in marketing 🔥 The two most important pages on your website   Tune in today from 3pm (UK time) to hear Neely share her tips for using storytelling in your business - tune in right inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021   More About Neely The inability to communicate your brand message in a clear and engaging way, will cost your hospitality business money. Getting your head around what I do is super simple. In a nutshell, I write.   The absolute heart of my business "Neely There" is high-quality writing for the hospitality industry. And by that I mean, content that is thoroughly researched, 100% organic, and in a calibre of its own. Whether it's an informative technical report, or a quirky brand story to bring your business to life - the advantage of working with Neely There, is that if you operate in the hospitality industry, you will have your writing needs met, regardless of the size and complexity of your brief.   Connect with Neely-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    21 min
  3. Louise Brace - Rental Tonic - Copywriting, Building Trust & Attract your Ideal Guests

    12/27/2022

    Louise Brace - Rental Tonic - Copywriting, Building Trust & Attract your Ideal Guests

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 3 - 27th May - Reignite - Marketing & Moving Forwards - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Louise Brace - Rental Tonic - Copywriting, Building Trust & Attract your Ideal Guests 🔥 The guest bookings process 🔥 How to speak to your ideal guest in your copywriting 🔥 How to construct a great copywriting piece 🔥 Where to get started with copywriting - the most impactful places your guests will see first Tune in to hear Louise share the power of copywriting and how it can work fo royu in your short term rental business - tune in right inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 -Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    34 min
  4. Kelly Odor - Bookster - Data Driven Marketing & Direct Bookings

    12/20/2022

    Kelly Odor - Bookster - Data Driven Marketing & Direct Bookings

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 3 - 27th May - Reignite - Marketing & Moving Forwards - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Kelly Odor - Bookster - Data driven Marketing & Direct Bookings 🔥 Bookings Trends & how to prepare from where you are 🔥 The shift of bookings - have owners begun to move away from the OTA's 🔥 Building your own Direct Bookings - how to get started 🔥 Trust, Safety & Sustainability & their importance moving forwards Tune in today at 2pm (UK time) to hear Kelly share the high level view of the market through the data & trends that Bookster are seeing - tune in right inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 In this Session - Extra Stuff Kelly mentions the UN Climate Change Conference - it's COP26 (I think we said COP21 in the video) - it's takes place in Glasgow at the SEC - you can learn more about it right here.   More About Kelly Kelly Odor is the Marketing Director at Bookster property management software. She’s passionate about holiday rentals, with a love of using marketing to help businesses flourish.   Connect with Kelly Take a look at Bookster Connect with Bookster-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    32 min
  5. Tara Scott - ClickBookStay - Thriving as an Agency Today

    12/13/2022

    Tara Scott - ClickBookStay - Thriving as an Agency Today

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 3 - 27th May - Reignite - Marketing & Moving Forwards - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Tara Scott - ClickBookStay - Thriving as an Agency Today 🔥 What emerging trends the market is looking for & how to meet their needs 🔥 Supporting owners through change 🔥 Systemisation, optimisation & marketing 🔥 Trust, Safety & Sustainability & their importance moving forwards   Tune in today at 12pm (UK time) to hear Tara share her journey running a top agency in N. Ireland and Scotland throughout the restrictions, the changes they've made & how they are meeting new demands in the market - tune in right inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 More About Tara Tara Scott, BA Hospitality (Tourism) Management, has over 20 years of experience in the Tourism industry, as well as personal experience of running a range of holiday let properties across Scotland and N.Ireland; both her own and her client’s portfolios, with a focus on standards and sustainability. She volunteers on the Board of the ASSC (Association of Scotland’s Self Caterers) and has a keen interest in wellbeing, nutrition, rowing, as well as training to be a yoga instructor.   Connect with Tara Take a look at ClickBookStay-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    24 min
  6. Damian Sheridan - The Book Direct Network - Visibility & SEO for Direct Bookings

    12/06/2022

    Damian Sheridan - The Book Direct Network - Visibility & SEO for Direct Bookings

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 3 - 27th May - Reignite - Marketing & Moving Forwards - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Damian Sheridan - The Book Direct Network - Visibility & SEO for Direct Bookings 🔥 The Power of SEO - how important is it to have it as part of your marketing strategy 🔥 The Book Direct Network & how to get involved 🔥 Are direct bookings possible 🔥 How to get started   Tune in to hear Damian share what he knows about bringing in dorect bookings to your business, how powerful that is and how it can change your business - learn all right here inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 - and definitely bring paper & a pen !!-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    32 min
  7. Alanna Shroeder - The Distinguished Guest - New to STR & Getting Started

    11/29/2022

    Alanna Shroeder - The Distinguished Guest - New to STR & Getting Started

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 2 - 26th May - Reimagine - New Way for a New Landscape - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Alanna Shroeder - The Distinguished Guest - New to STR & Getting Started 🔥 What it truly takes to get started as a Short Term Rental Host 🔥 How to get started & find your ideal guest 🔥 How to get your first bookings 🔥 How to stand out   Tune in to hear Alanna share her knowledge about getting started as a Short Term Rental Host - her vast understanding and breadth of experience is shared right here inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 - and definitely bring paper & a pen !!-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    32 min
  8. Richard Majewski - Essa Consulting - Cracking Corporate - Knowing & Serving Your Niche

    11/22/2022

    Richard Majewski - Essa Consulting - Cracking Corporate - Knowing & Serving Your Niche

    From the Second Short Stay Virtual Summit that took place during May 2021 - The Online Event with 25+ Expert Speakers sharing their knowledge, Strategies and Tactics for going beyond Survival and into Thriving in The New Short Term Rent From SSVS21 Day 2 - 26th May - Reimagine - New Way for a New Landscape - Join the Short Stay Virtual Summit and access to all the interviews with 30 Short Term Rental Specialists today, right here - Short Stay Virtual Summit - May 2021 - https://bit.ly/SSVS2021-The SSVS is here to bring the tools, strategies and actionable content that Hosts and Property Managers need to thrive now, in this entirely new landscape that is emerging post covid.-Join me & Richard Majewski - Essa Consulting - Cracking Corporate - Knowing & Serving Your Niche 🔥 What the corporate market is looking for & how to meet their needs 🔥 Specific routes to market in corporate 🔥 How to build break into & build trust with these specific channels 🔥 How to stand out & evolve with changing needs   Tune in today to hear Richard share his vast learning across many years serving this market & helping others into it too - if you're considering serving corporate - there's some very definite differences & this is the must watch session for you - tune in right inside The Short Stay Virtual Summit for May 2021 - and definitely bring paper & a pen !! More about Richard Richard has spent 35 years in corporate accommodation marketing, 25 of which in the corporate serviced apartments sector. essa consultancy offers marketing and sales support and Richard has also run SABA Networking for the past 11 years, 1 of which online on a weekly basis. If you are interested, you are welcome.   Contact Richard Essa Consultancy-Ready for more Direct Bookings in your Short Term Rental Business - Join The Short Stay Pros Facebook Group here - www.hlspodcast.com?FB-Get access to my 20 FREE #BookDirect Social Media Templates here - https://bit.ly/20freetemplates-Getting Started with Direct Bookings FREE Training - Guides section of the Facebook group - Join here - www.hlspodcast.com/FB-Ready to Get Visible, Get More Bookings & Connect with a Community of Proactive, Short Term Rentals Hosts & Owners just like you ? Join the Short Stay Social Lounge - The social marketing membership for short term rental hosts that cuts the fluff, teaches the How To & adds in some fun! - Join here: https://hlspodcast.com/sociallounge--TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@themrswatt-Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holidayletsuccesspodcast-----#holidayhome #holiday #travel #airbnb #vacation #holidayrental #vacationrental #holidays #staycation #holidayhouse #vacationhome #holidaycottage #holidaylet #bookdirect #vacationrentals #tourism #vacationhome #getaway #shorttermrental #bookingcom #AirbnbTips

    36 min
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The Definitive guide to Holiday Let Success | Vacation Rental | Increase Bookings | Reduce Costs | Save Time | From interviews with industry experts and successful holiday home owners to useful and useable ideas, resources and discussion. If you love your Vacation Rental | Holiday Let | Holiday Rental | Self Catering | Accommodation and want to get the best out of your investment, then tune in! Every holiday home owner has the same battles, learning curves and worries whilst striving to build their holiday let business to be the best that it can be-from weeks rented and increasing income to the all important guest experience. So we're here to talk. About any and every aspect of the holiday let | self catering | holiday rental | bookings world. If it affects you. If it affects your property. If it affects your bottom line. If it affects your guests. We'll talk about it! Come and connect with us at www.holidayletsuccess.com for show notes, free resources, tutorials, videos and downloads. Your Holiday Let Success awaits! Coming up: Hear Heather Bayer from Vacation Rental Success Podcast and Taylor White plus Valerie Shoopman & Mercedes Brennan!

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    Elaine Watt: The definitive guide to Holiday Let Success | Vacation Rental | Self Catering Accommodation | Holiday Rental | Increase Bookings | Reduce Costs | Save Time | Holiday Lettings chat!
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
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    174
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