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Strategy

Hopper’s Hot Markets!

What is Hopper? Hopper is one of the leading OTA apps in the travel industry. They have raised over $700M to become the next big player in the space. If you haven't heard of them yet, it's only a…

Team BluetentMarch 11, 2024

Strategy

Tools and tweaks to help fill open weeks in your booking calendar!

While the short-term rental industry continues a growth trajectory, many hosts see dips in bookings. Several factors are impacting the market, including the sheer number of available vacation rentals. It is estimated that the vacation rental supply grew by more…

Team BluetentMarch 11, 2024

Strategy

Payments by Booking.com – Free through 2024!

If you distribute your properties to Booking.com and are not currently utilizing Payments by Booking.com, here are a few benefits you may want to consider: A sample group who joined Payments by Booking.com saw on average a decrease in cancellations…

Team BluetentFebruary 28, 2024

Strategy

Boost announces New Partner Network Connection

Boost has GREAT NEWS to share! We have several clients fully implemented and open for bookings on both Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy and Hopper! What’s new? Partner Network is now available for Boost users, connecting via Streamline,…

Team BluetentFebruary 13, 2024

Strategy

Refresh your Listings!

Listing Refresh! The start of a new year is the perfect time to review and refesh your listings to make sure they're up to date and ready to attract travelers! Make sure you have new photos to show off any…

Team BluetentJanuary 8, 2024

Content Strategy Webinars Websites

Get the Most Out of Your PMS for Your Direct Booking Website

Our industry partners at Streamline joined us for a recent webinar where we discuss how to leverage your property management software (PMS) system for best practices on your direct booking website. This conversation opened the door to encouraging our vacation…

Team BluetentApril 27, 2023

Content Strategy

Creating a Fanbase in the Hospitality Industry with Tom Goodwin

Hospitality Industry How-To Tom Goodwin is CEO of Mountain Laurel Chalets, a family-owned cabin rental company with a 50-year legacy in the hospitality industry. He joins Lynell Gordon on the latest episode of How We Grow: The Vacation Rental Show…

Team BluetentApril 27, 2023

Content Digital Advertising SEO | Inbound Marketing Strategy Websites

SEO 101 with Team Bluetent

Everyone needs an SEO refresher course now and then. Getting your optimization ducks in a row prior to summer high season is a fine idea ... and the "professors" of Bluetent are here to help. Below, Bluetent’s experts give basic definitions…

Team BluetentApril 26, 2022

Owner Acquisition SEO | Inbound Marketing Strategy

Why your Google My Business listing matters

Take advantage of three easy ways to show up online Google My Business (which used to be known as Google Local and Google Places) is the platform that powers Google's business listings. Your Google My Business listing gives your brand…

Team BluetentFebruary 23, 2022

Owner Acquisition Strategy

[Download] VRMA 2021 Homeowner Acquisition Panel Presentation

Did you miss Bluetent's presentation titled "The Owner Acquisition Playbook: Your Step-by-step Marketing Plan for Attracting — and Keeping — Homeowners" at VRMA 2021? Or maybe you had your eyes on a specific slide or strategy? No worries! We're…

Team BluetentOctober 14, 2021