Welcome back to the Boosley podcast. This is the podcast that gives you the tools, the tactics, the

training, most of all the confidence to go out there and get direct bookends. Today, we do a spotlight

series on this podcast where we talk to hosts and services and people that you just need to know

about if you're in hospitality. And today, we've got a very special guest. We've got Jen

Boyles. She's a vacation

rental pro, a marketer, founder of the direct book and success and direct book and pro. She's on a

mission to help hosts ditch the OTAs and build their business on their own terms, which is something

that we can completely relate to here at Boosley. So welcome

along, Jen. Thanks for joining us today. Ah, Liam, it's great to be here. So, Jen, what do you

want the listeners to take away from this episode? That direct bookings aren't just possible,

that they're powerful. You know, you don't have to be a tech genius or a

marketing wizard to take control of your bookings and take control of your business. You just need

the right support, a system that works for you, and the willingness to stop playing Airbnb's game.

And I completely agree with you. And this is why I'm excited to dive in.

I mean, you've lived both sides of hospitality and we're just talking before we hit

record about your properties and that side of things. You've done luxury hotels as a kid.

What part of that journey has shaped your passion about direct bookings most?

Yeah, I experienced as a kid, my dad was a hotel manager and I experienced the glamour side

of hospitality. You know, I was staying in the same hotel suites that presidents and royalty

have stayed in. I even had a friend come once. I was staying downtown Vancouver

and they took pictures themselves in the bathtub

because they knew that Princess Diana had been in that suite.

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