Vacation Rental Success · 2026-05-27 · 54 min
This Episode is Sponsored by Lodgify If you have been thinking about building your own direct booking channel and reducing your reliance on the OTAs, Lodgify is worth a serious look. It brings your booking website, channel management, guest messaging, and unified inbox into one place. VRS listeners can get 60% off yearly and bi-yearly plans with code VRS-60 , valid through June 9th and 20% off yearly and bi-yearly plans with code VRS-20 , valid through June 10 to end of June. Visit Lodgify and use code VRS-60 to get started. > Click here to visit Lodgify.com _________________________________________________________________________________________ A year ago, Steve Schwab closed one of the most talked-about deals in the short-term rental industry - the acquisition of Vacasa by Casago. At the time, he described it as surreal and exciting. A year on, the headline has given way to the hard work: integrating systems, transitioning markets, reshaping a culture, and doing all of it while holding onto the belief that this is, at its core, a relationship business.
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