Behind the Stays

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Welcome to Behind the Stays — a podcast that shares the stories behind your favorite boutique hotels, short-term rentals, and hospitality brands and the hosts, operators, and entrepreneurs who’ve brought them to life. Every Tuesday and Friday you’ll meet the military veterans, retired flight attendants, tech entrepreneurs, school teachers, single moms, hoteliers, and real estate investors who are all, in their unique ways, shaping the future of travel and hospitality. Discover how these visionaries — from all over the world — have built stunning landscape hotels in the mountains, designed bohemian bungalows on the beach, erected eclectic off-grid and nature-immersed escapes, and so much more. Behind the Stays is brought to you by Journey — a first-of-its-kind loyalty program that brings together an alliance of the world’s top independently owned and operated stays and allows travelers to earn points and perks on boutique hotels, vacation rentals, treehouses, ski chalets, glamping experiences and so much more. Behind the States is hosted by Zach Busekrus, Head of the Journey Alliance.

Episodes

Tuesday Sep 13, 2022

How to Transform Your Airbnb into a Native Shopping Experience

Tuesday Sep 13, 2022

Meet Marc Hostovsky, Founder and CEO of Minoan — a customizable, curated retail platform for short-term rental hosts.

Marc is a self-proclaimed boutique geek and is passionate about the future of retail.

After spending nearly 6 years working at Jet.com and then Walmart (acquired Jet.com), he quickly realized that the best product experiences don't happen on screens or shelves, they happen in real moments of use "in the wild".

Marc founded Minoan to help hosts:

create, and capitalize on, rich moments in their homes
save money on everything they need to buy
and spend a fraction of the time on the unsexy things that come along with ordering (tracking, routing, logistics, etc.)

Tune in to discover the exciting story of the early days of Minoan and learn how you, as an STR host, can leverage Minoan for a current or future property.

Explore the Minoan Experience Website

Connect with Marc on LinkedIn

Behind the Stays is brought to you each week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.

You can subscribe, for free, at www.sponstayneous.com

This week's episode is brought to you by Mount.

A few months ago, Gabby and I stayed at a quintessential beach cottage in San Diego.

The home was just 3/4 of a mile from the beach — perfect biking distance, right?

There was only one problem — the home didn’t come with bikes, and the nearest bike rental shop was fully committed throughout our stay.

We really wanted bikes — so much so that we asked our host if she knew anyone personally that we might be able to rent bikes from. Alas, she did not.

Today, I want to introduce you to a company who is solving for this very problem. Meet Mount — a platform that enables STR hosts to transform their homes into full-fledged vacation experiences.

Mount let’s you rent just about anything to your guests — bikes, scooters, golf carts, kayaks, and even private chefs and masseuses!

With the simple scan of a QR code, guests can explore all of the rental amenities you have to offer. Guests can browse, book, and access anything you make available in a matter of seconds.

Mount makes it easy for guests to access anything additional they might need during their stay, and for STR hosts to increase their revenue per booking.

Oh, and if you don’t have a bike or scooter to rent, no problem — Mount can provide one for you.

Learn more about how you can earn more via your STR with Mount and get your first month free by emailing the Mount team at help@RentMount.com

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