This episode of The Daily Boost, the podcast that I've been doing every single day in 2021 is a little bit more commentary, a little bit more opinion, but it's something that I am noticing more and more and more and more and I think it's important to share with you so you can pivot and you can

make your own opinion but also as well get ready and we're talking about Airbnb and this is why I think Airbnb are going to win in the battle of the OTAs and when I say OTAs it's online travel agents and one of the reasons why they're going to win is that they have created their own word they've creating their own descriptive for a short term rental and the best examples that I can give you on this is it's not a vacuum cleaner

it's a hoover it's not a fizzy beverage it's a coke so go give me a coke or go get the hoover and what I notice more and more and more now and I notice this when my friends are speaking when I see it on social media when I just see people talking etc online it's I've got an Airbnb sorted I'm staying in an Airbnb it's not I'm staying in a short term rental accommodation it's not that I'm staying in an apartment I'm staying in an Airbnb and that is a terminology and that's what you know I've used it my wife used it my family used it my friends used it

and this is why they're going to win is because instantly when somebody mentions about booking something that's not a hotel the instant word and the instant phrase that they go to is I'll get an Airbnb it's like I'm not going to get a taxi I'll get an Uber that's why they're going to win

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so what does this mean for you dear host when this is a podcast all about dire bookings well what

it means is that you need to be listed on there and even if you're a bed and breakfast you can get

listed on there obviously they acquired hotels tonight and they are looking to now connect via API

to a connection into all of the big pms is they're looking to do this to make sure that they can win

so not only are they able to get shots to accommodation vacation rentals whatever you want to call

it on there but they want bed and breakfast and glamping sites they want everything they have

now become the unofficial largest RV travel agent around camp van et cetera because the people

listing their RVs and their camp van's on there they want to become everything so you've got to

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