Airbnb hosts face various challenges, such as dealing with guest inquiries and maintaining their properties. However, one challenge stands out: check-in. Coordinating check-in times with guests can be difficult, and it's impossible to be present for every guest's arrival. That's where self-check-in comes in. Self-check-in is a process where guests can enter the property on their own without...
Millennials Push Sharing Economy
Understanding the Millennials
The millennial generation reaches adulthood. Technology connects just about everyone 24/7/365. Society focuses on living for today. The confluence of these events are shifting the economic landscape of the United States from lifestyles of commitment, stability and ownership of past generations to priorities of experiences, convenience, and access.With millennials...
A Summary of Airbnb Rules & Regulations in California
Just like our current economy based on sharing allows just about anyone to become cab drivers through services like Uber, so too does this market allow regular homeowners to become veritable motel owners by using Airbnb.
Your Airbnb Year in Review
Your Airbnb Year in Review
With 2015 winding down and your calendar booked for the last two weeks of December, now's the time to reflect on what the past year of being an Airbnb host (and hopefully Superhost!) has meant to you. Whether your goal was to be completely booked, raise your price per night, or even meet someone fascinating, we're sharing our data to use as a benchmark against your own...
How to Maximize Price and Occupancy on Airbnb
Everyone that rents a place on Airbnb thinks about two things at all times: "How can I charge more money per night?" and, "How can I get more nights booked?" If you're not thinking about these two questions then chances are you're using Airbnb as a hobby (or you own one of these hot spots). We're here to share with you the answers on what you need to know to truly maximize occupancy and price of...
How to Keep Your Airbnb Guests Safe
How to Keep Your Airbnb Guests Safe
The vast majority of the more than 60 million guests on Airbnb have had happy, successful stays. But with anything novel, mishaps are widely publicized, especially when the mishaps are serious, as in the case of the father who died after a tree branch broke and fell on him. This isn’t the only case of a guest being injured because of an Airbnb property, or even...
How to Allow Pets in Your Airbnb Without Going Crazy
We see it discussed all the time that allowing pets in your Airbnb is great for business (we've even said that!). But we can't ignore the fact that the vast majority of vacation rentals don't allow pets for one very good reason: pets are messy. But unfortunately, it's not just the pets that are messy; sometimes pet owners are messy, irresponsible, or otherwise not living up to their standards....
Concierge vs Bot: Which is right for your vacation rental?
Concierge vs Bot: Which is right for your vacation rental?
When you’re looking for a way to manage your vacation rental more effectively, a quick Google search will bring up a number of management options near you. In fact, in as little as one phone call or email you can be signed up for the perfect vacation rental management system for your needs. But when you’re presented with everything from...
Full Term Vacation Rental Management: The Complete Package
Since launching over a year ago, Air Concierge has already seen a few big changes as we grow and learn more about what our clients want in a dedicated vacation rental management company. Today, we're announcing one more big change: we're dropping the concierge and cleaning services in order to focus our efforts on providing the best full term management solution for vacation rentals in...
How to Attract Business Travelers to Your Airbnb
Airbnb has disrupted the hotel industry almost completely for vacationers. But there's one type of traveler that so far hasn't been courted by the home-sharing company: business travelers. However, all that's about to change. Now that Airbnb feels comfortable in the casual travel and family travel markets, they're moving on to business travel.