JTVRs

Joined June 2018
385 posts
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General Help and Questions » Marriot is getting into the home rental space!

True. They tested in Europe has several hundred vacation rentals, and it looks like they will be doing about 2,000 homes in the United States. Really a very minor play but it is always nice to have s…

(Posted May 2, 2019 3:17 PM)

General Help and Questions » Google direct booking

Didn't know that VRs not supposed to be in Google like that. Where did you read that? Anyway as I said before, vacation rentals cannot be on TripAdvisor cost-per-click, so I position my unit as a ho…

(Posted May 2, 2019 3:12 PM)

General Help and Questions » Tripz.com

Yea, I definitely plan being on houfy. I want at least to be on one significant listing site that supports direct booking.

(Posted May 1, 2019 12:32 PM)

General Help and Questions » Google direct booking

I don't know precisely what it is, but this site might illuminate it from a different angle. Many people in things related to this are claiming their Google MyBusiness profile, seeking to get Google…

(Posted Apr 30, 2019 7:39 PM)

Template/Design Share » New template sharing and questions forum

I am also interested in offering tours via AirBnb experiences or other platforms, but unless Airbnb allows an experience upgrade to your booking, a template seems moot (seems like two independent pur…

(Posted Apr 29, 2019 8:49 PM)

General Help and Questions » Marriot is getting into the home rental space!

Marriot is getting into the home rental space! But I couldn't determine whether that is open to other owners or only property managers or only houses that Marriot itself will buy and offer: https://…

(Posted Apr 29, 2019 9:32 AM)

General Help and Questions » Email Templates - text?

Email to sms gateway, not sure what that is I am assuming that it will be designed to universally designed to work on any chat app... What's App, Messenger, etc. Not an expert on that.

(Posted Apr 25, 2019 9:02 PM)

General Help and Questions » Expedia

I am not aware of how amenities on owner res (per property) are mapped to amenities on Airbnb, TripAdvisor, HomeAway family, Etc. When I define amenities on owner res, are they all mapped over to th…

(Posted Apr 25, 2019 8:57 PM)

General Help and Questions » Airbnb sync issues

Ok for those of us planning (soon) to use hosted websites for direct booking, how does all the information for guests get collected? Is it in the same format and methods as if it were from an OTA? Or…

(Posted Apr 25, 2019 8:53 PM)

General Help and Questions » Email Templates & Triggers?

"Normally folks only require the responsible/booking individual to sign, but you can send multiple links if you want." Okay, thanks. I am still a few weeks away from actually being in the market. I …

(Posted Apr 25, 2019 8:48 PM)

General Help and Questions » Email Templates - text?

Is it possible to have templates go to text instead of/as well as email?

(Posted Apr 24, 2019 10:24 PM)

General Help and Questions » Tripz.com

Tripz or houfy? Anyway, I think listing on these gnat sites is mostly a distraction. Just HA, AirBNB, Booking.Com, Craigslist maybe TA should be the focus. Everything else eems like noise.

(Posted Apr 24, 2019 1:42 PM)

General Help and Questions » Tripz.com

There were only about 7 listings in my STATE

(Posted Apr 24, 2019 1:38 PM)

General Help and Questions » More Email Templates & Triggers

OK, maybe stupid question. There are a lot of defined email templates here. Are (many of) these live and will happen as defined, or does each one need to be wired to a trigger? What does the "Usi…

(Posted Apr 23, 2019 9:09 PM)

General Help and Questions » Email Templates & Triggers?

I have a few questions related to Email Templates (& Triggers) The following link is about emailing an Agreement to someone via AirBnB using a real email address a) is there something unique about …

(Posted Apr 23, 2019 9:01 PM)

General Help and Questions » Tripz.com

I looked for my small town and vacation rentals. Tripz is #17 on the page (last) and then of course, you are listed there along with everyone else. Don't see any value in paying to be there. Probab…

(Posted Apr 23, 2019 7:13 PM)

General Help and Questions » Tripz.com

1) I would imagine that it would be pointing to your website rather than being treated like AirBnB or HomeAway. (guessing?) So if you have a website, it shouldn't matter. 2) Why use them? They char…

(Posted Apr 23, 2019 7:08 PM)

General Help and Questions » Expedia

Upon examining a sample Expedia listing (which owns HA/BRBO), I notice these Amenities categories. I tried to copy them here and separate them for clarity. The Question: Does the Amenities selection…

(Posted Apr 22, 2019 8:10 PM)

General Help and Questions » Expedia

I follow a forum with discussions on vrbo/ha hosts who get occasional Expedia bookings. And that it often is not a clear or smooth experience. I get the feeling Expedia (Orbitz, etc) is not exactly s…

(Posted Apr 22, 2019 6:09 PM)

General Chat » Service Animals - the two questions

All they have to do is a $5,000 fine and misdemeanor for misrepresenting a service animal and the problem goes away. The ones they really hurt are the disabled.

(Posted Apr 19, 2019 2:19 PM)