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We’re heading to Las Vegas for our next in-person Hospitable Masterclass📅 Sunday, October 12🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT📍 Caesars Forum, Las VegasThis full-day, hands-on workshop is built to help you master Hospitable and elevate your short-term rental business. From syncing your listings across Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com, to launching your own direct booking site, setting up guest remarketing flows, and even integrating smart locks and thermostats—our team will guide you step by step.You’ll also walk away with strategies on taxes and cash flow, practical templates from fellow hosts, and a clear roadmap for what’s next with Hospitable.Seats are limited and our in-person events always fill quickly.👉 Re

📅 Wednesday, September 24🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ETMaximizing your revenue starts with the right pricing strategy. In this workshop, our team will show you how to make the most of Hospitable’s Dynamic Pricing features, including rate previews up to 180 days in advance, dynamic minimum stays, rule sets, and far future premiums.We will also cover how to use real time market data with Hospitable’s pricing engine and manage everything seamlessly in your calendar.Whether you are new to Dynamic Pricing or looking to sharpen your approach, this session will give you practical strategies you can apply right away.👉 Save your spot here: https://workshop.hospitable.com/register/hospitable-dynamic-pricing-power-up-workshop

🚨 Giveaway Alert 🚨We’ve got two free tickets to BiggerPockets Conference 2025 up for grabs! 🎟️Event Details:📅 October 5-7, 2025📍 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas🎤 50+ expert speakers, breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, author & podcast host meet-and-greetsDesigned for everyone from first-time investors to seasoned portfolio builders to get real, actionable strategies + huge networking opportunities. Want in? Comment below with “1” if you want a single ticket, or “2” if you want both.We’ll pick winners early next week so you’ll have time to plan!

Thank you to everyone who entered! 🎉Our winners are ​@brittany25  and ​@Ditron. Keep an eye on your inbox for next steps on how to claim your tickets! Stay tuned for more giveaways coming soon!

We dove deep into Hospitable’s new Zapier integration - and the possibilities are game-changing for short-term rental operators at every level of tech-savviness. ✨ Highlights from the session: Overview of Zapier by ​@Luke Renfrew and how it enables you to connect Hospitable with 8,000+ apps—without writing a single line of code. A walkthrough of our new Zapier triggers (reservations, messages, reviews, and properties) and actions (send messages, reply to reviews, etc.) Live demo: How to automatically log reservation data into Google Sheets - no manual entry needed. Advanced automations from Sean McGregor of NoCodeSTR: Automate SMS messages, guest onboarding, and cleaner notifications. Set up smart

This week’s Town Hall is happening Wednesday, September 17 at 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 6 PM CET. Join us live on Zoom to catch all the updates and ask your questions in real time. Can’t make it? No worries, you’ll be able to watch the full recap later on our YouTube channel. 💬 Have any questions? Drop them in the comments below and we’ll do our best to answer them during the Town Hall. 👉 See you Wednesday! https://calendarlink.com/event/x8LvM

Need to hire a co-host? A virtual assistant? Guest messaging help? We just launched a new group where you can post your hiring needs, and get help from other hosts.In the Group, you can:Post your hiring needs Get recommendations from others Share your hiring experience hiring (what worked, what didn’t) Ask for referrals and recommendationsGroup: https://community.hospitable.com/groups/looking-to-hire-46Posts are only visible to Group members, so if you want to follow or contribute, make sure to join.On the other side...If you offer a service and would l

After a successful private pilot, we’re excited to open things up and invite all eligible hosts to give it a try. 🚪 What’s in the Beta?You can now connect supported Kwikset smart locks directly to Hospitable and start automating access for your guests.🔧 What You’ll Need A Wi-Fi–enabled Kwikset smart lock (like Halo) Access to the Devices page in Hospitable A little curiosity and a few minutes to set things up! 💬 We’re All EarsThis is still a beta—things may evolve, and your feedback is essential. Found a bug? Have an idea? Let us know through the app or by replying to this post.Ready to test it out?Head over to your Devices page to get started and start unlocking doors (and possibilities).Thanks for being part of the journey.💜 The Smart Devices Team

EXCITING TAX NEWS! Hospitable is now collecting and remitting the following taxes for all Direct Premium bookings made on or after September 1, 2025:Arkansas State Sales and Use Tax Local Sales and Use Tax Arkansas State Tourism Tax Indiana County Innkeeper's Tax Oregon State Transient Lodging Tax If you have a property in these locations and the applicable tax applies to your property for Direct Premium, no action is required on your part—these taxes will be automatically retained and remitted on your behalf. Please note that any other applicable taxes that are not listed or previously communicated will continue to be collected as a pass-through to you. You are responsible for remitting all pass-through taxes to the appropriate jurisdiction in accordance with local regulations and compliance. Further, any tax not coll

We've hit 1,000+ members in the Hospitable Hosts Community! 🎉Since launching our new community home in May, we’ve co-created this space with hosts to be the go-to place for advice, resources, product updates, direct insights from the Hospitable team, and more.In under three months, we’ve seen:1,350 posts created (questions, conversations and replies) 14,357 unique visitors 50,683 page viewsDuring this time, we also:Welcomed Hospitable Partners to share their expertise Started Hospitable Groups to help you connect locally Ran a

Hi there, Aron here from the Direct engineering team 👋We recently made some improvements to our Direct tracking capabilities.What's new:We've enhanced our Google Analytics integration to give you much better visibility into your booking performance. Previously, you could see website visits, but we couldn't track what happened once guests started interacting with your booking widget.Now you can see the complete picture:When guests view your property details When they select dates and see pricing When they start the booking process When they reach the payment stage When they complete their booking (with exact revenue amounts)What this means for you:Better ROI tracking - See which marketing campaigns actually drive bookings, not just website visits Funnel optimization

One of the biggest mistakes new short-term rental hosts make is relying on standard landlord insurance instead of STR-specific coverage.If you are turning your rental into a business, proper liability coverage is not optional. It is what protects your income, your property, and your future. Learn more at Hospitable Academy with our free course on how to go from long-term rentals to short-term rentals. And be on the lookout for new courses coming soon.Check it out:

Want to join our exclusive Hospitable customer event on Sept 15 in Orlando?We’re giving away a ticket to ONE lucky host! ($285 value!)To enter, just answer this in the comments:👉 What’s one thing you wish you knew before becoming a host?This hands-on workshop is all about leveling up your hosting game✅ Set up + optimize your Hospitable account✅ Learn key features like automated messaging, direct booking sites, smart device setup & more✅ Includes lunch, snacks, and all the STR goodness.Seats are limited! Don’t miss your chance to become a Hospitable master. Learn more about the event here  

 We’ve been working behind the scenes on big updates to make running your short-term rental business smoother than ever. At tomorrow’s Town Hall, we’ll cover:✨ A smarter way to manage operations (no more fragmented tools and missing task reminders)🛠️ What’s next for our Marketplace, from service providers to smarter controlsHave any questions to ask the team? Comment and let us know.This is your chance to see what’s new, what’s coming, and how these changes will give you time back while making STRs easier to operate.📅 When: Tuesday, September 3 @ 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET🎥 Where: Zoom👉 Add it to your calendar: https://calendarlink.com/event/Nig9I

We’ve heard from hosts in our Community Survey that the biggest reason they aren’t using the new Community is simple—they forget it exists: 30% had never heard of the new Community Among those who joined, 1 in 3 said it slips their mind To increase its visibility and make it part of your hosting routine, we’ve now brought the Community directly into my.hospitable.com dashboard.  What’s new: Community posts in your dashboard: you’ll now see up to 3 recent popular posts in your Hospitable app dashboard (usually 1 of them will be curated by the Hospitable team) Quick access: click a post and it opens in a new tab on the Community Control at your fingertips: you can hide the posts if you wish (currently for 2̶4̶ ̶h̶o̶u̶r̶s̶

Creating Owner Stays directly from the Calendar is now available for Mogul users! Here’s a quick breakdown:💸 Zero-revenue reservations - no commission applied.Only an optional cleaning fee (if you schedule cleaning). Cleaning fee can be handled in two ways: Deducted from the owner’s next payout (Mogul + Owner Statements) Collected outside the platform 🏡 Create Owner Stay reservations right inside Hospitable.Owner data, from Owner Management section, auto-fills guest details, but can be overridden if someone else is staying.✅ Optional simple confirmation emailNo automated messaging rules. Sent only if you’d like to confirm the stay with the owner.

Airbnb’s shift to the 15.5% host-only fee is more than a policy update. It signals where the marketplace is heading.Marketplace economics and guest perceptions are driving Airbnb to apply this model globally. Starting October 27, 2025, all PMS-connected hosts will be impacted.Here is what matters most for you as a host: You are expected to adjust, not absorb. To maintain today’s payouts, you will need to increase your rates by 14.9%. Your search rankings will not be penalized since fully loaded pricing is already in place across markets. Compliance around lodging taxes will become clearer and more consistent, which strengthens trust with guests and authorities. At Hospitable, we are already preparing solutions to ensure you are not left behind when this transition takes effect. Check out a new video from our CEO which explains the