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When it comes to planning for last minute travel, most people think of booking a hotel before booking a short-term rental via Airbnb or another platform. The founders at Overnight are looking to change that!This week Jasper talks with Overnight Co-Founders Asher Hunt and Diego Prats about their startup, which helps guests book last minute lodging and helps hosts fill gaps in their calendars. Although the company is currently promoting just four cities in the United States, they currently have hosts in over 110 countries! If you have an IOS device, download the app and check it out!Some of the topics covered:•What Overnight is trying to accomplish oLast minute bookings for short-term rentals•How Airbnb hosts can use Overnight to fill gaps in their calendar oCan sync Overnight calendar with Airbnb calendar oBetter listing positions for host that sync with Airbnb calendar•You don’t have to be a host on Airbnb to join•How Overnight works for travelers•IOS ONLY app (for now)•Where the service is currently of

If you haven’t had time to learn about all of the recent Airbnb news and updates that is understandable! The folks at Airbnb have been very busy recently so in this episode Jasper covers some of the biggest news regarding Airbnb.For the first time ever, Airbnb is working with cities to restrict the number of days hosts can rent out their pad and although this will impact just two markets, Jasper believes this model could be coming soon to many of the biggest Airbnb markets around the world.Jasper also discusses the new 'Airbnb Experiences' service which allows people to design and offer experiences to people visiting their city. You don’t have to be a housing host to offer an experience! Experiences are currently available in only 12 markets but if you live in a major city you may be able to create an experience right now. Listen for details!Some of the topics covered:•Airbnb’s announcement that it is going to restrict rental days in two markets oThis applies only to people renting out their entire home

Jasper is joined by Zeona McIntyre who is an Airbnb Consultant and Rental Manager. In addition to her management company she also personally owns and rents […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you missed the 2016 Airbnb Open then you won't want to miss this episode! There were a bunch of exciting announcements this year and Jasper gives us his take on the Airbnb Open, both the good and the bad, as well as the key takeaways from his co-hosted talk with Susan Douglas!Some of the topics covered:•2016 Airbnb Open overview/wrap up o15,000 tickets sold o3-day event oOver 100 speakersAirbnb's Big Announcements:•Places oKind of like Foursquare or Yelp integrated into the Airbnb app•Experiences oAvailable in 12 cities to start with oListen for details!•The incident during Ashton Kutcher's speech oWatch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWj9-nHt72s•Susan and Jasper’s speech on Building a Brand on Airbnb•What Jasper didn’t like at the Airbnb OpenThis episode is sponsored by Hostfully.com where you can create a custom digital guidebook for your guests! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Susan Douglas is an Airbnb Branding Expert and Super Host that will be co-hosting a session with Jasper this year at the Airbnb Open! The session […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hao Tran is a writer for Vietcetera.com, and an Airbnb Superhost living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hao’s first experience with Airbnb was as a […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Angela was living in Taipei, Taiwan when when she started renovating and renting out her mother’s entire house in the coastal town of Hengchun in the […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sim was living in Beijing, China, and had to leave the country every 30 days because of visa restrictions. He took advantage of his situation by […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Jasper discusses a few recent platform updates that Airbnb has implemented as well as a number of news items in the world of Airbnb. […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are many reasons people choose to host through Airbnb and similar platforms. Some host primarily for the money, but many do it for the opportunity to meet new people and establish lifetime friendships.Chris Lee from New York is such a host. In addition to hosting through Airbnb, Chris is also an avid user of www.couchsurfing.com.Couchsurfing.com is much like Airbnb in that you can use the platform to host guests and stay with hosts in cities across the globe. However, with couch surfing, no money changes hands, and it’s all about the experience of meeting new people.Chris is a Lindy Hop Dancer, (an American dance that evolved in Harlem, NY in the 20’s and 30’s), and uses these sites to find other dancers and attend meetups.Some of the Topics covered:•How Chris uses coachsurfing.com and Airbnb to meet and connect with new people•The origins of Lindy Hop Dancing•NY regulations•Hands-on hosting (guest interaction)•How Chris uses hostfully.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever booked a guest that will stay weeks or even months in the future and wished you could be paid for the booking now? […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Jasper interviews Rohan Gilkes, Co-founder innclusive.com.Rohan started Innclusive after experiencing racial discrimination from an Airbnb host.After his experience, Rohan gave Airbnb a couple of weeks to respond to his complaint, and when nothing was done, wrote an article entitled “I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb”. The post went viral garnering over 400K views in 48 hours!But Rohan didn’t stop there. He and his team recently launched innclusive.com which has systems and processes in place to guard against discrimination from hosts. Innclussive is currently accepting host’s and will start accepting guest's bookings in August of this year (2016)! Some of the Topics covered:Rohan’s experience with racial discrimination on Airbnb Stories from others -#airbnbwhileblackWhat Airbnb can and should do to fight discrimination.-Respond to people that file complaints-Look at data to identify potential discriminatory hostsThe idea behind innclusive.comWhat makes innclusive differe

On episode 100 of Get Paid For Your Pad, Huzefa joins Jasper to celebrate the milestone and discuss a wide range of topics!Jasper is also excited to announce that Hostfully is now sponsoring the podcast! Listen to this episode ASAP to take advantage of a very limited offer from Hostfully.Some of the topics covered:Audiobook version of the book, “Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit from Your Airbnb Listing” is COMING SOON!Origination of the Podcast jingleWhat Huzefa has been up to-The scaler learning podcast-www.scalarlearning.com/ New sponsor of this podcast!! Hostfully.comTough regulations and sanctions in Santa Monica CASome of what’s new in the latest version of “Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit from Your Airbnb Listing”-Airbnb Listing for renters and condo owners-Hosting outside of major tourist destinations-Various ways to host with Airbnb-Taxes-onlinetaxman.com-Investing in real estate-The top 50 tourist destinations in the word-Airbnb Host safety-Many more anecdotes and storiesJa

In this episode, Jasper welcomes to the show Airbnb early adopter, Ivan, to talk about the genesis of Airbnb and his experience hosting since 2009 in […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Most Airbnb hosts have by now realized the importance of communicating not only the basic logistics to their guests, but also recommendations for food, shopping, and […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the vacation rental market expands and matures many city, state and country governments have introduced rules and regulations. Sometimes these rules solve real problems but many […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Landau is the Founder of the Vacation Rental Marketing Blog, an online resource for vacation rental owners and managers. He is also the owner of […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s no secret that governments across the world are creating and enforcing laws that are having an enormous impact on Airbnb hosts. On this week’s episode […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cristina Amoruso from Washington DC joins Jasper on this week’s episode to talk about her experience hosting on Airbnb. Cristina started hosting in January of 2016 […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Phil Spyrou is back for another episode! In this episode, Phil has a few questions for Jasper that apply to pretty much every Airbnb host out […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.