Summer travel season creates opportunity, but also expensive pricing mistakes.
In the first episode of Behind The Bookings, Hosteeva’s Talia Lockard and Chris Curry discuss how STR operators can approach summer pricing, special events, booking behavior, and revenue management more strategically.
The conversation explores how shoulder nights can significantly impact revenue, why booking windows matter more than most operators realize, and how events like the World Cup influence occupancy and pricing across different markets. The episode also touches on traveler psychology, listing optimization, and how AI tools can help operators better understand local demand and market trends.
One of the biggest takeaways from the episode is simple: successful operators do not only focus on peak event dates. They focus on everything around them.
A two-night event booking is good.
A four-night stay built around that event is even better.
The hosts also discuss how amenities, visuals, and operational strategy influence booking decisions in increasingly competitive STR markets.
Featuring
- Talia Lockard
Director of Sales and Marketing at Hosteeva - Chris Curry
Vice President of Revenue Management at Hosteeva
About Behind The Bookings
Behind The Bookings is Hosteeva’s podcast series focused on short term rentals, hospitality operations, revenue management, automation, and the systems behind modern hospitality businesses.
About Hosteeva
Hosteeva helps short term rental operators, hospitality brands, and real estate developers build smarter hospitality systems.
From AI-powered operations and revenue management to guest communication and full-scale operational support, Hosteeva combines technology, automation, and hospitality expertise to help properties operate more efficiently, scale faster, and perform better in competitive markets.
Learn more at: https://www.hosteeva.com
