6 Tips to Grow Direct to 65% of Your Bookings with Mark Simpson by Hospitable Hosts

Welcome to today's episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast with Founder and CEO of Boostly, Mark Simpson. Mark is a stand-out professional in the industry, having worked in hospitality (across various roles) for decades, and understands the everyday challenges of hosts. In today's episode, Mark guides us through 6 tips to help you grow direct to be 65% of your bookings.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:54 Driving 65% of short-term rental bookings via direct
• 4:51 Getting started with direct bookings
• 9:00 The importance of knowing your property
• 14:36 Becoming the go-to host
• 19:15 The tech stack for direct bookings
• 22:46 Creating a successful direct booking website
• 28:35 Social media marketing for direct bookings