Techsplained with The Guest Innspector

Trusted by thousands of property managers and hosts worldwide, Lodgify is the all-in-one vacation rental software that empowers you to build your brand and drive direct bookings. Create a beautiful website in minutes, sync seamlessly with top channels like Airbnb, Booking .com, and Vrbo, and manage every aspect of your business—from guest communication and payments to automation and analytics. All...

CanMonkey takes the hassle out of bin day for short-term rental managers. Their service ensures rubbish bins are put out and brought back in on schedule—no more relying on guests, neighbours, or last-minute reminders. Whether you manage properties remotely or just want one less thing to worry about, CanMonkey keeps things running smoothly. Reliable, convenient, and stress-free. Learn more at https...

HostBuddy AI acts like an extra team member, using AI to automate and optimise operations—no learning curve needed. It streamlines guest messaging, pricing, and task management, freeing up your time. AI-powered efficiency, minus the stress. SPECIAL OFFER: At the end of your first 14 day free trial, use the code TECHSPLAINED to extend your subscription for free for another month! Learn more at http...

A "group purchasing organisation" that gives you access to many well known vendors that can offer you not only commercial quality goods not available to the public, but who always offers you discounted prices too. All in the one place! Perfect for starting out or refreshing a property! Learn more at https://www.hostgpo.com and mention The Techsplained Series in application notes, you'll get 90 day...

Avantio provides an all-in-one software solution designed to streamline operations for short-term rental property managers. With powerful tools for channel management, booking automation, and website creation, Avantio helps PMs scale their business efficiently. Learn more: https://www.avantio.com

Enhance the STR experience by offering hotel-style amenities and local services through your own "online store". This includes in-home shopping, rentals & experiences eg chefs & massages, designed to boost guest satisfaction and generate extra revenue. Learn more at https://www.thehost.co/

Noshable provides a service that pre-stocks groceries in rental properties, catering to property management companies and hosts. This service includes coordination with local grocery stores for collection and partnerships with cleaning services for delivery and stocking, enhancing guest convenience and personalizing their welcome experience. Operating in multiple states, Noshable aims to streamlin...

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Beyond is a revenue management platform for short-term rental managers and owners, offering dynamic pricing and market data to optimize rental rates and boost revenue. Integrating with various property management systems, Beyond provides automated pricing adjustments, real-time insights, and performance analytics. Serving over 340,000 properties worldwide, it helps users increase bookings and prof...

StaySecure, a product of Cirtec Group, provides advanced access control solutions tailored for businesses, residential properties, and serviced accommodations. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, StaySecure integrates with mobile apps and web portals, allowing users to manage access remotely, monitor entry logs in real-time, and receive notifications about security events. This system enhances sec...

Breezeway is a property care and operations platform designed to streamline the management of vacation rentals, residential properties, and hotels. It offers tools for task scheduling, guest communication, and quality assurance, allowing property managers to ensure properties are well-maintained and guests have a seamless experience. With features like real-time scheduling, inventory tracking, and...

Learn about PriceLabs and their approach to dynamic pricing in the vacation rental market. Explore the algorithms and data analytics PriceLabs uses to adjust prices dynamically, ensuring competitive rates and optimal revenue for property managers. This episode breaks down the technology and strategies behind their pricing model, providing insights into the challenges and solutions in modern revenu...

Collect emails from every guest, not just the booker with your own custom branded WiFi splash page that every guest uses to log in to your vacation rental’s WiFi. Customisable to ensure every guest remembers your brand. Engage your guests with email & text marketing and provide upsell & rental information all from one dynamic page. And it monitors your wifi too! Learn more at https://stayf...

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A great solution for access into apartment buildings, apartments and stand alone properties. Open doors remotely from anywhere in the world, or share a digital key. Keys are sharable, so perfect for cleaners, maintenance staff and of course, for all the guests in a booking. Learn more at https://www.ringolock.com

Experience the future of vacation rental management with Boom's advanced AI-powered platform. By harnessing the latest in artificial intelligence technology, Boom transforms the way you manage your properties, offering intelligent insights, automated workflows, and personalized guest experiences. From dynamic pricing optimization to predictive maintenance scheduling, Boom's AI capabilities revolut...

Imagine getting security deposits from guests, and returning them after a stay, without lifting a finger. And being covered for any guest damage too, simply by making a claim. And for your guests, when they “pay” their deposits, no funds are paid or frozen? What a dream that would be. Well the dream is real. Introducing Swikly! Learn more at https://www.swikly.com/en/

Dharma helps firstly, by replying to guests messages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Accessing info from the Knowledge base, AI can answer questions or if not, refer the question to the manager while growing the database. Maintenance and work orders are all tied in with the system too which now makes scheduling with your team a piece of pie! Learn more at https://www.dharma-grp.com/

Save time answering all of your guests questions with AI. Alina, the Hello Hosty AI, and your new member of “staff” can talk to your guests (in their tone) and if she doesn’t have the answer to a question, she will ask you for it. So she can be simply set and forgotten about. Of course, after you have built up the confidence in her. Learn more at https://hellohosty.com

Guests contact details are a gold mine for new bookings, but are you making use of them? How about your very own virtual marketing agency to help you make the most of your guests data. Customisable emails that you can target specific guests or market your location or an upcoming event. And more! All in an easy to use dashboard. Learn more at airdeal.io

How can you get direct bookings without a website? How do you funnel potential guests down the funnel towards booking, easily, on all social media? Have you ever thought of a simple landing page to showcase your properties, local area information and the like? Here is a solution that offers you all of this and more, with no coding knowledge needed. A simple drag and drop landing page for bookings!...

Experience the difference of “Elite.” OwnerRez is internationally recognised as a leader in the vacation rental industry for channel management, CRM, PM, accounting, messaging, and websites. Integrate with all major vacation rental channels to seamlessly sync availability, rates, rules, and listing content. Get your own modern fast website, process payments directly, manage inquiries, communicatio...

How sustainable is your business? Once regulations come in, algorithms change, your bookings have slowed and the majority of guests are looking to stay in sustainable rentals, what will you do? Well once you have taken the steps towards sustainability, how are you going to show your dedication to this cause. The Sustonica badge will soon be the one that guests will be on the look out for. Will you...

A hybrid episode - part educational, part Techsplained! Learn about AI (including machine learning and NLP (natural language processing)), how it works, what the future of it looks like and what you need to be doing right now especially with your Google Analytics account! Then learn what Aidaptive can do for the larger Property Management Companies, and how it can give your website OTA abilities i...

From a unified inbox that includes email, text and whatsapp for all guest communications, to a complete "Boarding Pass" that includes all the information a guest will need, from all pre arrival details, check in instructions, the guidebook, and more. AND it can be loaded into your Apple Wallet. It's completely IF THEN customisable so you can create what suits your unique business. Learn more at ht...