The Home Stay Guide: Practical advice for Airbnb and homeshare hosts - Softcover

Domicelj, Gabriela; Young, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472141555 ISBN 13: 9781472141552

Publisher: Robinson, 2018

Synopsis

'THESE SUPERHOSTS UNDERSTAND HOMESHARING BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR HOMESHARE HOSTS'
Chip Conley, Strategic Adviser for Hospitality and Leadership, Airbnb

Learn how to build a profitable, professional and sustainable homeshare business.

Home Stay, also known as Homeshare, is a global phenomenon whereby ordinary people share their homes with strangers. On Airbnb alone there are now three million hosts around the world, one million more than a year ago. This book offers frank, practical and hands-on advice for those who are considering or already offering their home, or investment property, as short-term accommodation. Written by self-taught hosts who are dedicated to providing the best possible guest experience, this book provides real-life insights into the day-today experience of running a homeshare, and the lessons the authors have learned along the way.

You'll find easy-to-follow instructions and advice on:

- Getting started - how to market your property by defining its unique characteristics, choosing the most -appropriate online sales platform, setting rates, how to manage sales and presenting your property to attract guests

- Managing the guest experience - how to ensure your guests have a wonderful experience from the moment of arrival to departure, managing transitions between guests effectively and consistently, and how to manage guest reviews

- The business of homeshare - financial management, reporting and how to drive your business further.

About this title

About the Authors

Gabriela Domicelj and Derek Young became homeshare hosts accidentally. After living in their 9-acre property in the Blue Mountains, Australia, for two years, they moved to Singapore for work. They were reluctant to sell the property, so they asked friends to manage short-term rentals with the view to covering the property's costs. After a couple of years, they saw an opportunity to formalise the business and to drive both excellence and profit. Today, they are passionate supporters of the sharing economy, the growing Airbnb industry and delivering the 'perfect' guest experience.

Derek Young has worked in wealth management for 30 years, providing fee-based financial advice to private clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Australia. Gabriela has 25 years' experience in management consulting and 5 years' experience in film production, focusing on documentaries which tell the stories of private individuals and companies.

From the Back Cover

"Gabriela's and Derek's unique experience in management consulting, financial services and vacation rental operations shines in this definitive book on the best practices to perfect a short-term rental business" Scott Shatford, CEO of AirDNA

Home stays are a global phenomenon whereby anybody can share their home with guests in exchange for monetary compensation or help on their property.

The Home Stay Guide offers frank and practical advice both for those who are thinking about embarking on the homeshare journey and for hosts who want to build a profitable, professional and sustainable business and may already be offering their home or investment property as short-term accommodation. The book includes easy-to-follow steps on everything hosts need to know: how to choose an online travel agent (like Airbnb), set nightly rates, offer a wonderful guest experience, transition efficiently between guest groups, come up with great marketing ideas and ensure your business is making money. It is full of useful checklists, tools and scorecards designed to give your homestay business a flying start or, for existing hosts, to make it even more successful.

Written by experienced, self-taught hosts who are dedicated to providing the best possible guest experience, this book provides real-life insights into the day-to-day experience of running a homestay and the lessons learned along the way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472141555
• ISBN 13: 9781472141552
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208