Loading…
Hosted by James Varley | Host Planet · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 290 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
Short-term rental hosting, Airbnb tips, direct bookings, vacation rental management – Host Planet is your go-to source for expert insights and real estate strategies.
James Varley | Host Planet hosts Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals, a business show with 290 episodes published.
Registration schemes on hold. A tourism levy fight nobody's sure we can win. Business rates squeezing operators. Janet Uttley, Chief Executive of the Short Term Accommodation Association, joins Host Planet – powered by L
Christin Schmidt spent 20 years working inside Booking.com – and in this episode of Built to Book, she reveals exactly what most hosts get wrong about their OTA ranking, why reviews matter differently on Airbnb vs Bookin
Turnover management is one of the toughest parts of running a short-term rental – and it only gets harder as you scale. In this episode of Turnover Tactics, brought to you by Host Planet and Turno, we sit down with Isa B
Direct bookings are more valuable than ever in 2026 – and Becky Ward, CEO of Simply Owners, breaks down exactly how hosts and property managers can win more of them without relying on the OTAs. In this episode of the Hos
What's the best property management system... for YOU? In this episode of Build for Growth, James Varley sits down with Frank Bosi from Hostfully to break down how short-term rental hosts should actually evaluate a PMS –
Shorter breaks. Last-minute bookings. Solo travellers. Group getaways. And a 1,389% spike in traffic from AI tools. The UK holiday let market is shifting – and if you're still managing your property the same way you were
Dynamic pricing used to be a tool. Now it's a full revenue management system – and (in some cases) AI is running it. Julie Brinkman, CEO of Beyond, joins James Varley on the Host Planet Podcast – powered by Lodgify – to
Is your property management software already holding you back? Shahar Goldboim, CEO and Co-Founder of BOOM, makes the case for agentic AI – and why property managers who don't adapt risk being left behind. In Episode 1 o
Starting an Airbnb? Lydia Patel shares the practical lessons she wishes she knew before welcoming her first guests – from pricing and photography to direct bookings, Instant Book, and getting your first reservation. This
Why is your Airbnb not booking – even when the property looks great? In this episode of Build for Growth, a new Host Planet and Hostfully series, Ikram Mohamed explains the most common reasons Airbnb listings underperfor
Most revenue managers don't lose owners over bad rates – they lose them over bad communication. In this episode of STR Pricing Pulse, powered by Beyond, Zak Ali, President of the International Society of Short-Term Renta
What does it take to build, value, and sell a successful holiday let business in a location with a highly defined peak season? In this episode of the Host Planet Podcast, powered by Lodgify, John Keggin from Island Escap
What does professional hosting really look like when you’re trying to build a short-term rental business that lasts? In episode one of Built to Book, Host Planet sits down with Jannik Abraham, Managing Director of Smoobu
Host Planet Founder James Varley sits down with Armand de Juniac, General Manager for Europe at Turno, to unpack what it really takes to build and scale a cleaning marketplace across borders — and why so many US short-te
Most hosts never stay at their own property – and that blind spot is costing them guests they don't even know they're losing. In this episode, James Varley sits down with Ari Eryorulmaz, Founder at Extenteam, to unpack t
AI is changing short-term rentals – but is it actually solving problems for hosts, or just adding more noise? In this episode of Build for Growth, Margot Schmorak, CEO and Co-Founder of Hostfully, cuts through the hype a
61% of Sykes' holiday let owners are already using AI — but how, and what does it actually mean for your listing, your guests, and your future? In this episode of Holiday Let Insider, James Varley sits down with Laura Mc
Is UK short-term rental regulation finally working in hosts' favour? In this episode of the Host Planet Podcast, Merilee Karr – CEO of UnderTheDoormat Group and former Chair of the Short Term Accommodation Association –
ChatGPT is changing how guests search for properties – and most short-term rental hosts are completely unprepared for what's coming. Here's how to get ahead of it. In this episode of the Host Planet Podcast – powered by
Most Airbnb hosts are leaving money on the table on event nights — not because they don't want to raise their prices, but because they never knew the event was happening. HostAlert is the tool that fixes that. Co-Founder
Craig Webb
Webb Marketing
1 appearance on this show
Zak Ali
General Manager of the U.S. · Finder
1 appearance on this show
Ashley Ching
founder and CEO · Inhaven
1 appearance on this show
Frank Bosi
Hostfully
1 appearance on this show
Owen Burt
Sykes Holiday Cottages
1 appearance on this show
Armand de Juniac
Turno
1 appearance on this show
Ari Eryorulmaz
Extenteam
1 appearance on this show
Margot Schmorak
Hostfully
1 appearance on this show
Laura McKellar
Sykes Holiday Cottages
1 appearance on this show
Merilee Karr
UnderTheDoormat Group
1 appearance on this show
Heidie Henriksen
VRNation
1 appearance on this show
Kyle Driskell
PriceLabs
1 appearance on this show
Detected from recent episode content. Sponsor presence is a real signal of listener purchasing power and show monetisation.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their business audience.
Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals is hosted by James Varley | Host Planet. The show is categorised under business (investing) and has published 290 episodes.
Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals has published 290 episodes.
Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals regularly covers business, investing. It sits in the business category, with a investing focus.
Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals is accessible for guests with genuine business expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals average 31 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 4 days ago.