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A Busy but Lonely Summer in the UK

As the UK plans to slowly lift its lockdown in the coming months, we thought we’d take a look at how the Spring and Summer seasons are shaping up for short-term lets.

The Top 3 Reasons Direct Booking for Short-Term Rentals is So Important

For short-term rental (STR) managers and owners, building and optimizing a profitable distribution strategy for their portfolios is a crucial part of their success. A major component of that strategy has always been

Beyond’s Short-Term Rental Industry Trends Report

Welcome to Beyond’s Short-Term Rental Industry Trends Report. Our goal is to provide a concise analysis of what’s happening in the travel industry in general and the short-term rental market in

Beyond CEO David Kelso Announces Exciting Leadership Changes

I'm excited to announce we are promoting Julie Brinkman to CEO of Beyond. She is the right leader at the right time for this company.

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Super Bowl LV: Tampa’s short-term stay operators didn’t bank as expected, but it’s not what you think

There are only three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Tom Brady playing in a Super Bowl. Well, maybe the last one isn’t a certainty like the first two,

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Revenue Management for All

Revenue Management can be difficult, but the benefits of having the owner, market and tooling knowledge discussed in this series centralized in-house is what will make this challenge much more attainable. Data insights

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Your Revenue Management Toolkit

Did you know that you are probably already implementing a revenue management strategy? Well, if you are using any property management system (PMS), most of them have built-in tools that allow you to strategically manage your revenue!

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Top Takeaways from Skift’s Megatrends 2025 Webinar

While the STR industry’s recovery will almost certainly be slow—returning to 2019 levels isn’t expected until 2023—it will happen. At Skift’s recent Travel Megatrends 2025 Webinar, they forecast what to expect in the months and years to come with cautious optimism.

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Revenue Management Responsibility and Expert Market Knowledge

This post talks about assigning responsibility for your revenue management strategy and the importance of expert market knowledge.

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Short-term Rentals Best Practices Series: You Are Your Best Revenue Manager

Over the next few weeks, Beyond Pricing will be sharing revenue management advice and knowledge through our new blog series: You Are Your Best Revenue Manager. First up: Series Introduction/Revenue & Owner Management

Looking ahead to an exciting 2021 at Beyond Pricing...

Here's our 2020 Recap at Beyond Pricing – A Tough Year, but with a Few Bright Spots that Bode Well for 2021. We wish you a joyous, peaceful holiday season.

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UK Regulation & Vaccine December Update

It was recently announced that the UK has approved the COVID-19 vaccine. With vaccine availability starting as early as next week in Britain, short term rental owners and managers should prepare for a shift in consumer confidence regarding the future of travel.

The Cyber Monday Market Award goes to...

The week after Thanksgiving is always one of struggle. Struggle to get back to work, to fit into your jeans, and most importantly to find the perfect Christmas gifts, or in the case

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Tips to Engaging Millennials

Finding ways to effectively target millennials can offer your business a competitive advantage for years to come. Here are four tips to consider to keep your business engaged with this generation.

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COVID Ski Season: A Slippery Slope

New considerations for ski market travel will likely have an impact on booking pace throughout the winter, and will be important for property managers to consider when maintaining their revenue management strategy. Let's dive in.

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What's New in BP Product | October 2020

October wasn't so spooky after all! Here's a quick recap on: Insights • Bulk Actions Customizations • Team Permissions

Booking Inhibitors: Accessibility

How should you think about Accessibility in analyzing your booking pace & results? Before lowering your prices as the booking window steadily closes, make sure technical difficulties aren’t holding back your booking flow by checking your listing’s online accessibility and reservation process.

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COVID-19 Pricing Discount reinstated for Western Europe as cases mount

Our revenue management and data science teams have continued to monitor the pandemic’s impact on supply and demand. Unfortunately, there is a recent uptick in Covid cases in Europe, so we are reinstating the COVID-19 Discount for all of Western Europe from today until at least 15 November 2020.

Learn How Beyond Pricing Works for Dioni Holiday Cottages

Dioni Holiday Cottages is a 150+ listing agency located in the Snowdonia region of North Wales. Let's take a look at how Beyond Pricing works for them!

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Introducing Beyond Pricing - Insights

Beyond Pricing's Insights is an analytics tool that shows you key information about your portfolio performance: Total Revenue, Paid Occupancy, ADR, and more. In a few clicks, you can look at groups of listings, compare performance to the market, and surface best and worst performing properties.

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What’s New in BP Product | September 2020

October won't be as spooky with the Insights Lens View • Benchmarking • Timeframes • Tracking pickup in bookings • Table View refresh

A Remedy for Fee Fatigue

It's understandable that you, as an owner or manager, feel fatigued not only by the fees OTAs charge but also by feeling as though you have no control or influence on OTA behavior. The way forward is to develop a sound strategy to attract, book, and retain guests to your properties bypassing OTAs.

Upcoming Fee Changes for Airbnb in Australia and New Zealand

Starting on 1st of November, Airbnb will deduct 15% from the host payout rather than charging the guest a service fee. This change could have a significant impact on the revenue hosts will receive, so we highly recommend reviewing your rates in Beyond Pricing with the new fee structure.

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Is the Vacation Rental Industry Ready for “Basic Economy”?

The vacation rental (VR) industry has eagerly adopted guest segmenting, dynamic pricing and channel management as common practices from the hotel and airline industries. Should the VR industry also implement 'budget rentals' to put more heads in beds and increase revenue?

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What We’ve Learned From Airlines During the Pandemic

We believe historical data is just one component to consider when setting your prices. The more important data comes from forward-looking occupancy, also known as demand. Airlines still use an antiquated approach to revenue management, and here's what we've learned from them during the pandemic.