Arqdia's AI Platform Solves the Biggest Problem in Property Management
The Boostly Podcast
Mark Simpson
5.0 • 302 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Aqrdia is preparing to officially launch its groundbreaking AI-powered “chief of staff” for short-term rental operators at VRMA International in Nashville this October.
In this video, we break down how Arqdia's new “decision brain” helps vacation rental companies turn overwhelming amounts of data into clear, prioritised action. Instead of replacing existing tools like Guesty, Hostaway, or PriceLabs, Arcadia sits on top of the tech stack as a decision operating system designed to help operators make faster, smarter decisions across revenue, operations, maintenance, and guest experience.
We cover:
• How Aqrdia prioritises urgent operational tasks
• Why STR operators struggle with data overload
• How the AI resolves conflicts between departments
• The company’s vision for preserving institutional knowledge
• What the 8–12 week AI learning process looks like
• Arqdia's roadmap leading up to the October VRMA launch
• The “Backstage Nashville” event happening during VRMA
• Workshops, networking, parties, and industry meetups at the Maddox Hotel
Arqdia is already working with global design partners across London, Miami, Finland, Australia, and the Caribbean as it refines the platform ahead of its full production release.
If you’re in vacation rentals, hospitality tech, AI, or property management, this is one of the most important emerging platforms to watch in 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, welcome everybody to the Boosley podcast. I'm going to be doing a series as we lead |
| 0:05.8 | up to Verma International in Nashville in October. And I want to share and shine a little bit |
| 0:13.3 | of a spotlight of some of the amazing companies and the amazing people that are going to be |
| 0:17.5 | in Nashville in October. Now, if you're thinking, well, what is Nashville? What is |
| 0:22.8 | Verma? What is it? Well, Verma is one of the biggest conferences that there is in the world, |
| 0:27.3 | right? And it's very overwhelming. 3,000 people in the Music City Centre. So what I wanted to do is |
| 0:34.6 | I wanted to create an event around it where we can all have an |
| 0:39.8 | amazing time, be arrive as strangers, leave as friends, network with some of the best people |
| 0:45.6 | in the industry, bring in delegates, bring in property owners, bring in influencers, |
| 0:51.2 | bringing in vendors, bringing in sponsors and just make an absolutely epic four days. |
| 0:55.1 | And that's what we've done with Backstage in Nashville, giving it a name. Now, you can go on to |
| 1:00.1 | Backstage Nashville, 2026.com at any time, and you can go and find out more. We're already got some |
| 1:07.0 | amazing companies involved. We've taken over the whole the Maddox Hotel building, |
| 1:11.1 | which is only a 10 minute walk from Music City Centre. And because the hotel is epic, I've stayed there |
| 1:16.8 | many times over the years, we're able to do amazing things. Number one, being a massive party |
| 1:22.5 | on the Sunday the 4th of October, which is also my birthday, as well as doing mini workshops, |
| 1:30.2 | having meetups, |
| 1:35.3 | drinks, you name it. If you want to be a part of it, come in, pop your details down. |
| 1:40.6 | If you want to be somebody that wants to inquire about helping sponsor it and partner with it, |
| 1:44.7 | let me know. And in today's podcast, I wanted to bring on Arc Dia, |
| 1:49.7 | because they have put together a brand new product that is MVP, which are getting ready to launch, and they're going to launch it live at Nashville. So they've come on board and they're going to |
| 1:55.6 | partner, and they've taken on the penthouse suite, which is, which is epic. and they're going to basically take over the whole |
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