Behind the Stays
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 visionar...
Episodes (351)
How to Transform Your Airbnb into a Native Shopping Experience
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How to Create a Unique Story and Brand for Your Airbnb
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He Won “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” in Ireland at Age 13. Today, He’s Buildi...
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How to Build an Independent Vacation Rental Brand — Musings from Arthur Colker,...
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He Sold His Cannabis Dispensary to Become an STR Entrepreneur — Meet Jason Neil
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Meet Chad Ludeman — The Engineer Turned Entrepreneur Building Design-Driven Hote...
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How to Build a Bespoke Hotel Brand and Management Company in 2022
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How to Market Your Airbnb Like a Pro
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How to Build a Short-Term Rental Business — And Also Change the World.
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How to Upsell Amenities at Your Airbnb — Ideas from Madison Rifkin, Founder of M...
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How to Design Highly-Experiential Stays for the Next Generation of Travelers
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Is Home Swapping the Future of Travel? Justine Palefsky Thinks So. Meet the Co-F...
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She Designed the First Eco-Luxe Vacation Rental in Hocking Hills in Honor of Her...
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He’s a Serial Entrepreneur And His Latest Venture is an Off-Grid Housing Technol...
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He’s a Doctor by Day, a Twin Girl Dad at Night, and an STR Entrepreneur In-Betwe...
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314,000 People Applied for Airbnb’s Live Anywhere Contest — And They Won. Meet t...
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He’s An Accountant, Artist, and Airbnb Superhost — Meet Isaac French the Creator...
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He Lost His Job During COVID — So He Watched 200 Hours of YouTube Videos And The...
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Why These Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs Built an Airbnb in Virginia Wine Country
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How They Used Human-Centered Design to Build a Scandinavian Villa in Asheville
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How They Knew It Was Time to Go All In — And Just Get The Lake House
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He’s An Actor By Day and Super Airbnb Host by Night — Meet the Creator of Airstr...
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He’s Worked at Fairmont, Sonder, and Airbnb — Now He’s Pioneering The Next Big T...
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They Left It All Behind to Build a Luxury Micro-Resort in Highlands, North Carol...
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Meet the Founder of BnB Buyer — A Curated Newsletter Featuring the Best Airbnb I...
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He Built a Story in the Form of a House — Meet the Creator of The Nook, a Hyperl...
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How He Built One of San Diego’s Most Artistic Escapes — The Story of Shelltown S...
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How They Built a Top-Rated Collection of Airbnbs in Southern California — The St...
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They Left Campus Ministry for a New Calling — How the Corbett’s Built a Collecti...
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How (and Why) a Tech Entrepreneur Built an Off Grid Eco-Hotel: The Story of Safa...
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How to Renovate an A-Frame Airbnb by Yourself
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How to Buy and Build Airbnbs Thousands of Miles Away from Where You Live
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From HGTV Producer to STR-Tech Start Up Founder — Meet Annie Sloan
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How They Built a Luxurious, Eco-Friendly Escape in the Canadian Forest — The Hin...
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How They Built a Tiny Cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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From Serving in Afghanistan to Hosting on Airbnb: Meet the Founders of Seasons‘...
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How She Transformed a Horse Barn into an Enchanting California Airbnb Retreat
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How They Launched an Airbnb Glamping Resort for Under $700
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How to Build a Modern Mountain Home That Stands Out on Airbnb
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How They Built Bespoke Airbnbs to Help Fund Their Goat Dairy: The Story Behind B...
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How to Transform a Backyard Shed into a Luxury Airbnb Cottage
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How to Design a Luxury Airbnb in Harmony with Nature
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How They Built 5 of the Most Unique Stays on Airbnb — Meet the Clark Family Silo...
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How to Choose a Design Style for Your Airbnb and Why It Matters
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Fourth Generation Dairy Farmers, First Generation Airbnb Empresses — Meet the Br...
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How to Build a Tiny House Airbnb with No Money — Meet the Woodruffs
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How She Built It — Meet the Founder of Bees Nees Getaways Who Brought an Airbnb...
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From Flight Attendant to Top-Rated Airbnb Host — Meet the Creator of the Sparrow...
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Meet the Family of Hospitality Entrepreneurs who Turned a WW2 Train Car and an A...
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An Escape to the Cape at Camp Adelaide — A Rustic-Chic Airbnb Stay in Barnstable...
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