Ep 77 - Holiday Booking Trends and 2022 Outlook with Paul Zukauskas

Published: Nov. 22, 2021, 4 p.m.

b'GUEST\'S BIO\\nPaul Zukauskas is the Global VP of Customer Success at the short term rental property management platform, Guesty, where he combines his passion for real estate and hospitality by helping top vacation rental hospitality brands grow and scale. Paul is a passionate client services executive with over 10 years of SaaS management experience leading high-performing Customer Success, Implementation, and Support teams.\\n\\nHIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE\\n04:16 Paul Zukauskas\' introduction and background\\n05:06 How Paul end up in the hospitality industry\\n08:08 Guesty data for the upcoming holiday season\\n10:00 What drives bookings of short term rentals\\n11:39 Increased bookings in 2019\\n11:51 Airbnb capturing the early majority and late majority as a mainstream accommodation\\n14:55 The professionalization of short term rental industry\\n15:50 Paul talks about the growth of short term rentals\\n18:19 Paul talks about Guesty for Hosts\\n20:04 Focusing on your tech stack at the early stages\\n22:03 OTA platforms growing over the last 12 months\\n23:42 Google as the next major OTA player\\n25:02 Niche traveler types and region-specific OTAs\\n26:12 Trend in the middle of the pandemic\\n28:01 Taking care of remote employees\\n29:58 Quality of the experience with short term rentals\\n30:51 Q1 2022 trends\\n32:46 Paul talks about Guesty\'s insight on the booking window trend\\n34:39 The current trend of corporate travel\\n36:54 Acknowledgments to Paul\\n37:14 Where can people connect with Guesty and Paul\\n38:12 Paul\'s #1 secret to success with STRs\\n\\nNOTABLE QUOTES\\n"It is easier to lay the foundation when the house is not on top of it than it is to take down walls and add foundation later down the road."- Emanuele Pani\\n"Do you want to learn a new language when your five or six years old or do you want to learn it while\\xa0you\'re forty or fifty?" - Paul Zukauskas\\n\\nCONNECT WITH THE GUEST\\nPaul Zukauskas: Linkedin\\nGuesty\\n\\nCONNECT WITH THE HOSTS\\n\\nMichael Sjogren: Short Term Rental Secrets Facebook Group | Clubhouse | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Page | Linkedin\\n\\nhttps://linktr.ee/the_airbnbguy\\n\\nEmanuele Pani: Clubhouse | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin\\n\\nFREE MASTERCLASS TRAINING - https://www.strsecrets.com/masterclass\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'