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Hosted by Bart Sobies · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 215 episodes
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Introducing The Accommodation Show, hosted by the engaging Bart Sobies! Dive into insightful conversations with top-notch industry experts, curated to elevate your accommodation business to new heights.Discover game-changing tips, strategies, and advice for managing and operating an array of establishments, including Short Term Rentals (STR), Hotels, Motels, Bed & Breakfasts, Airbnbs, and even Campsites. Join us on this captivating journey, as we unlock the secrets to successful accommodation management.
Bart Sobies hosts The Accommodation Show - Hospitality Success Series!, a business show with 215 episodes published.
Marriott International owns just 50 of its 9,500 hotels worldwide. They are not in the real estate business; they are in the hospitality business. In this episode of The Accommodation Show, former Ritz-Carlton and St. Re
Awards look like vanity. Follow the money and they're anything but.Strong reviews get you noticed by the travel companies. The travel companies hand out the awards. The awards generate PR. The PR creates demand. And dema
She Got Hung Up On. Three Years Later She Has Nine Properties. Cathleen Cataldo's first sales call ended when the prospect asked how many properties she managed. She said she was still in the process. The woman said she
I have always believed that looking for your next door can blind you to the gold mine right in front of you, but scaling past seven hundred thousand listings while keeping your core values entirely intact is something el
There are only two ways to survive an oversupplied market. You stand out, or you drop your prices. Most operators pick the second option without realising they've made a choice at all. Bali's Airbnb listings have grown f
It has been a couple of weeks since Bali Villa Connect 2026, and the conversations I had on the ground are still rattling around in my head.While I was at the conference I grabbed a microphone, found nine of the smartest
Speed has become a virtue all on its own. Everything has to be faster, cheaper, more automated, more efficient. And in the rush to optimise everything, we've quietly stopped asking whether the thing we're optimising actu
Bali is professionalising faster than most people realise.The Bali Villa Rental and Management Association (BVRMA) only formed in 2023. They've already got 70+ management companies and over 3,000 villas under the associa
99% of operators are leaving money on the table. Not 60%. Not 80%. Ninety-nine — and Evan Haskell would know, because his team talks to hundreds of operators every week. Evan got into short-term rentals in 2012 and built
🎧 Don't forget to subscribe! I have spent a lot of time thinking about the obsession our industry has with growth at all costs. We are constantly told that bigger is better, but after chatting with Elle Knight, I am mor
I have always found it fascinating how skillsets from completely different industries can be an unfair advantage in the accommodation industry. Last week, I invited Vivian Yip onto the show because she spent seven years
Don't forget to hit that subscribe button! This also keeps us going and creating more useful content for free! I’ve always said that running a business on a "gut feeling" is a fast way to go broke. If you want to scale,
In the Season 22 opener, I sit down with Wil Slickers, a man who has lived several professional lives in just eight years. From the Oregon coast to the global stage at Skift, Wil’s journey is a masterclass in staying agi
Are you paying an "attention tax" on your business? Most of us rely on the "Set and Forget" model—paying tolls to OTAs and big tech ads just to get a guest through the door. But what if you could drop that spend to zero?
🎧 Don't forget to subscribe! When I was a kid, my favourite act at the circus was watching the clowns keep a dozen plates spinning at once. If you are an accommodation operator, you have probably accidentally mastered t
🎧 Don't forget to subscribe!This week, I did something a little unusual. I invited Mark Simpson (Founder of Boostly) onto the show.Technically, Mark and I are competitors. We both build high-converting Direct Booking we
Running one event is hard. Running 19 in a single year sounds impossible. I sat down with Heidi Henrisken (Executive Director of VR Nation) to ask her how they are physically pulling this off. This year, they are running
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!I find that everyone talks predominantly about Airbnb SEO. But I find it hard to find anyone talking about how to rank higher on Booking.com.For most Hotels, Motels, and Short Term Rentals, Book
JJ King thought he was starting a side hustle. Three years later, he has over 300 properties under management.In this episode, we break down exactly how Beachside Vacation Rentals went from zero to market leader in Flori
Are you running your accommodation business with 50 tabs open? One for pricing, one for cleaning, one for the PMS... it’s a recipe for burnout. In this episode, we gather the leaders from Resly, PriceLabs, Operto, and Wh
Vivian Yip
1 appearance on this show
Madison Rifkin
CEO and founder · Mount
1 appearance on this show
Mark Simpson
The Significance of the Cross · St. Brigid
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Gainsbrugh
luxury short term rental specialist · Short Term Gems
1 appearance on this show
Cathleen Cataldo
Discovered In Travels
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Rouquette
Villa Finder
1 appearance on this show
Caroline Sandryani
BVRMA
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Leifeld
Key Data
1 appearance on this show
Wil Slickers
Skift
1 appearance on this show
Heidi Henriksen
VR Nation
1 appearance on this show
Miro Gospodinov
myDataValue
1 appearance on this show
Hayden D'Arcy
Home Hero
1 appearance on this show
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The Accommodation Show - Hospitality Success Series! is hosted by Bart Sobies. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 215 episodes.
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