Each week, Behind the Stays brings you the stories behind your favorite Airbnbs and the hosts who’ve made them memorable. Meet the military veterans, retired flight attendants, tech entrepreneurs, school teachers, single moms, digital nomads, and real estate investors who have all, in their own unique ways, joined the growing community of short-term rentals. Discover how these hosts — from all over the world — have built chic cabins in the mountains, designed bohemian bungalows on the beach, and erected eclectic off-grid escapes. Behind the Stays is brought to you by StayWatch — StayWatch brings you the best deals on stays across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that align with your travel preferences. Sign up for free at StayWatch.ai. Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, Co-Founder and CEO of StayWatch.
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Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
In just a moment you’ll meet Evan Dolgow, Head of Predictive Hospitality at Jarvis ML.
Jarvis ML was founded by the guys over at Google who built the machine learning platforms powering Google Ads and Payments.
Evan and his team have a vision of democratizing the data and technology that OTAs have and making these tools and insights accessible to short-term and vacation-rental hosts in order to increase direct bookings.
Tune in to discover what short-term rental and vacation rental hosts can learn from the ecommerce space about building independent brands and moats.
Learn more about Jarvis ML here
This week's episode is brought to you by Guesty for Hosts.
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Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.
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Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.
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