Heather Bayer aka @CottageGuru
Vacation Rental Success
Heather Bayer, author of Renting Your Recreational Property for Profit, former CEO of a highly successful cottage rental agency, and a popular blogger, hosts the Vacation Rental Success podcast. With many years experience of owning and managing multiple vacation rental properties, Heather brings her knowledge and views on every aspect of the business, together with interviews with vacation homeowners and industry experts. Heather has appeared as a guest on CTV Canada, CBC Radio, Rogers TV, and Chex TV and is frequently interviewed on real estate and travel topics by magazines and daily newspap...
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VRS686 - Don't Let AI Be the Box on Your Shelf 21.10.2026 56:37
This Episode is Sponsored by The Simon Lehmann Academy Simon Lehmann STR Academy is a self-paced course for property managers growing from around 20 to 200 homes and beyond. Built around the journey "From Operator to CEO," it includes nine modules and 52 episodes covering the operating model, contracts, KPIs, unit economics, tech stack and exit readiness. It's designed to help professional short-t...
VRS685 - From Reservation Data to Dashboard in 15 Minutes 14.10.2026 45:37
This Episode is Sponsored by The Simon Lehmann Academy Simon Lehmann STR Academy is a self-paced course for property managers growing from around 20 to 200 homes and beyond. Built around the journey "From Operator to CEO," it includes nine modules and 52 episodes covering the operating model, contracts, KPIs, unit economics, tech stack and exit readiness. It's designed to help professional short-t...
VRS684 - The Best Surprise Is No Surprise: Why Vacation Rentals Need Standards 07.10.2026 50:53
This Episode is Sponsored by The Simon Lehmann Academy Simon Lehmann STR Academy is a self-paced course for property managers growing from around 20 to 200 homes and beyond. Built around the journey "From Operator to CEO," it includes nine modules and 52 episodes covering the operating model, contracts, KPIs, unit economics, tech stack and exit readiness. It's designed to help professional short-t...
VRS683 - Why AI Cannot Fix a Broken Business Model 30.09.2026 52:54
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS682 - What It Takes to Rebuild a Company on AI 23.09.2026 48:20
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS681 - When 120 Property Managers Became Software Builders 16.09.2026 50:40
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS680 - What Autism Families Actually Look For In Your Listing 09.09.2026 51:36
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS679 - How True Leaders Show Up When It Matters Most 02.09.2026 57:10
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS678 - The Five Levels, and the Wall Most Companies Hit 26.08.2026 56:37
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS677 - Who Decides What Good Looks Like? 19.08.2026 55:10
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS676 - My AI Tool Stack, and What It Actually Costs 12.08.2026 50:56
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS675 - If You Don't Own Your Guest, You Don't Own Your Business 05.08.2026 57:10
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS674 - What Hyperlocal Really Means, and Why the Owner Is the Real Customer 29.07.2026 57:56
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS673 - When the Work Comes First, the Magic Follows 22.07.2026 54:32
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS672 - Direct Bookings, AI Websites, and the Search That's Changing Everything 15.07.2026 51:57
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS671 - 10 Things I'd Do With AI If I Was A Property Manager Again 08.07.2026 50:39
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS670 - When Hospitality Leads and Tech Follows 01.07.2026 55:47
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ________________...
VRS669 - Connectors, Skills, and the AI Business Brain - with Jodi Bourne 24.06.2026 56:38
This Episode is Sponsored by StayFi Your ultimate tool for Vacation Rental WiFi marketing allowing you to collect guest emails automatically via custom captive WiFi login splash pages. Drive repeat direct bookings and convert your OTA bookings to book direct for their next visit. Visit https://stayfi.com/vrsuccess/ and use code VRSUCCESS for 50% off 3 months of StayFi service. ____________________...
VRS668 - Purpose Before Polish: AI in Business and Hospitality 17.06.2026 40:22
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 20% off yearly and bi-yearly plans with code VRS-20 , valid through to the end of June. Vis...
VRS667 - Two Ways to Make More Money This Year: Private Chef Upsells and Smarter AI Use 10.06.2026 56:52
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 20% off yearly and bi-yearly plans with code VRS-20 , valid through to the end of June. Vis...
VRS666 - The Seven Deadly Sins of AI in Your STR Business 03.06.2026 44:02
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 ye...
VRS665 - Bionic Not Robotic: Steve Schwab on AI, Integration, and Community 27.05.2026 54:15
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 yea...
VRS664 - Building Two Businesses With a Small Team and a Smart AI Habit 20.05.2026 53:00
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 30th. Visit Lodify...
VRS663 - Building the Foundations Before the AI Storm Hits 13.05.2026 44:29
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, the all-in-one vaction rental platform that will help you start, manage and grow your short-term rental business. You get your own professional booking website. A channel manager that keeps Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, all in sync. Automated guest messaging and a unified inbox so you're not bouncing between six different apps, whether you've got one property...
VRS662 - The Guests You Don't See Coming 06.05.2026 48:35
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, the all-in-one vaction rental platform that will help you start, manage and grow your short-term rental business. You get your own professional booking website. A channel manager that keeps Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, all in sync. Automated guest messaging and a unified inbox so you're not bouncing between six different apps, whether you've got one property...
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