Hostex

How to Get More Bookings: Airbnb SEO, Ranking & Marketing

Learn how to get more bookings with Airbnb SEO, ranking signals, listing conversion tweaks, and marketing that brings in repeat demand.

Daniele Altman Ottobre 2, 2026

Money & Insurance

Vacation Rental Pricing: How to Maximize Your Income

Learn vacation rental pricing strategies that balance occupancy and revenue, manage seasonal demand, and make smarter pricing decisions.

Daniele Altman Settembre 30, 2026

Guest Experience

How to Create a Vacation Rental Welcome Guide

Learn what to include in a vacation rental welcome guide, how to make it guest-friendly, and how to automate delivery before every stay.

Daniele Altman Settembre 28, 2026

Running Your Rental

AI for Vacation Rental Hosts: Tools & Automation

Save hours with AI tools for vacation rental hosts that write listings, automate guest messages, and optimize for AI search today.

Daniele Altman Settembre 26, 2026

Four-pane window composite on yellow showing a bright vacation rental bedroom with quilted bed, Florence prints, and armchair

Getting Started

How to Start a Short-Term Rental: The Complete Beginner’s Guide

Learn how to start a short-term rental: pick a platform, set up your listing, budget startup costs, and avoid common beginner mistakes.

Daniele Altman Settembre 24, 2026

A mockup of the Airbnb website showing that EV charger can be selected as a filter when searching for listings.

Running Your Rental

EV Chargers for Airbnb: What Hosts Need to Know

EV chargers for Airbnb can attract more guests. Learn how to get it installed, what to consider, how much it costs, and how to bill guests.

Daniele Altman Settembre 22, 2026

A screenshot of the Hostex calendar page, showing reservations from multiple channels, such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and more.

Marketing & Distribution

STR Channel Management: Sync Listings & Avoid Double Bookings

A channel management system syncs calendars and prices across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking so you never double-book and never undersell.

Daniele Altman Settembre 19, 2026

Yellow background with a stressed VRBO host at a laptop and a cancel-reservation dialog listing Owner and Traveler reasons.

Guest Experience

Politica di cancellazione Vrbo 101: guida per gli host per proteggere i tuoi guadagni

Scopri la politica di cancellazione di Vrbo per gli host, esplora le politiche standard, l'impatto sui ricavi e i consigli pratici per ridurre al minimo le cancellazioni.

Daniele Altman Settembre 18, 2026

Cover image of a smiling host with a guest message template and Scheduled Messages feature for Airbnb host communication.

Guest Experience

Guest Communication: Messages, Reviews & House Rules

From first message to final review, learn guest communication tactics that help STR hosts deliver better stays and earn repeat bookings.

Daniele Altman Settembre 17, 2026

Hostex direct booking site for Your Exclusive Villa Retreat showing check-in, check-out, guests, and nightly rate options.

Marketing & Distribution

How to Get Direct Bookings: Website, SEO & Email Marketing

Cut OTA commission by learning how to get direct bookings: build a website, rank on Google, and grow an email list of returning guests.

Daniele Altman Settembre 16, 2026