This time of year is not always looking fully booked. Don’t panic! Sometimes that’s not a bad thing if you’ve been really busy over the summer, and you need a bit of a rest or perhaps you’re just looking for new ways to get those bookings for this off peak time. So let’s talk this...

Ever wondered how one of those ‘Escape to the Country TV episodes turned out? This week I speak with Sarah Orchard. Sarah is a marketing consultant and creator of fully-booked.com and host with her husband Adrian of the Hudnails Hideout Treehouse. Sarah and Adrian were guests on the British TV show ‘Escape to the Country’...

Wow! I have just wrapped the second Direct Booking Success Summit! I really hope you were there. But just in case you missed it, today I’m going to chat about my own presentation which was – You don’t have to do it all to still have direct booking success. I hope you enjoy it. Topics...

The Direct Booking Success Summit is nearly here! I just wanted to say a few ‘thank-you’s’ to the people behind the scenes and to let you know what we have in store for you at the summit this week. Plus I’ll give you a look at awesome prizes and VIP content on offer, I can’t...

In today’s episode, I speak with Louise Brace, owner of Rental Tonic who helps owners and hosts create direct booking strategies for their Direct Booking websites and other channels. Louise is a copywriter and digital marketing strategist and is also speaking at the Direct Booking Success Summit this year Topics discussed: Home is where your...

Today we speak with serial entrepreneur Heather Bayer who has been immersed in the vacation rental industry for over 25 years. In this episode, Heather shares her story and also what is coming up for her since selling her 95% book direct, 20-year-old company in Canada earlier this year. Hear how the idea was born...

Put your hands up if you believe that sustainability should be a core part of your business. Now keep your hand up if you are already implementing sustainable actions. How did you do? This is just a snippet of my conversation with Bob Garner, another speaker at this year’s Direct Booking Success Summit, starting on...

Ever thought of what it would be like to start your own B&B business in a foreign country, virtually on your own with children? That is what today’s guest, Yvonne Halling did. And that’s only the start of her amazing story of reinvention.  Yvonne Halling is a speaker at this year’s Direct Booking Success summit...

Hello and welcome to episode 9. Today I am chatting with another returning Direct Booking Success Summit speaker, it’s Kelly Odor; Marketing Director at Bookster. Kelly is an accomplished leader with 22 years of experience in the areas of marketing, business development, product development, and strategic planning within multiple industries.  She is frequently recognised for...

Welcome to episode 8, in this episode I speak with my good friend and fifth-generation Texan, Jodi Bourne (no relation to Jason!). We delve into Jodi’s specialisations in the rental industry plus a quick peek into what Jodi will be delivering in the Direct Booking Success Summit in September. Jodi helps busy and frustrated hosts...

Do you like the idea of adding additional services to your rental offer or perhaps you want to provide some activities for your guests but aren’t sure what you can deliver? Then this episode is for you. I spoke with Di Hammill, one of the Direct Booking Success Summit returning speakers from last year and...

Think about a goal you would like to achieve in your business …. but you only had 24hrs to do it. Do you think you could achieve it? Or would you be completely overwhelmed?  This week, not only do I tell you about the rest of the amazing speakers at this year’s Direct Booking Success...

This week we are asking the question, Why? Why did I start the Direct Booking Success Summit last year? Well, it’s quite simple, we all work for ourselves and it can get a little lonely out there. I just knew it would be a great idea to pull together a collection of experts in one...

It’s happening again, after my crazy idea to hold an online summit in 2021 the Direct Booking Success Summit is back for a second year – 27th to the 29th of September 2022. I was so grateful for the amazing responses from people around the world for the last summit, that I had to do...

Today’s episode is all about using marketing to guide your guests on their booking journey. The similarities between dating and marketing and creating a waffle-free strategy for your guests to know, like, and trust you; allowing them to take action and book direct with you. Topics discussed Marketing is just like dating You can compete...