How holiday let owners can support local businesses

Host Planet

Amanda Stecker is an expert holiday let host and coach who prides herself on supporting local businesses.

On today's episode of Host Planet Bitesize – sponsored by Hostfully – Amanda shares five tips for hosts who are keen to go the extra mile for their local community.

Key takeaways:

• Send restaurant recommendations to your guests a week before they arrive to give them time to make reservations.

• Don't put a coffee maker in your rental – instead direct your guests to the best independent coffee shop in town.

• Supply local produce in your welcome pack, especially if your area is famous for it.

1:21 Tip number one: send recommendations

2:31 Tip number two: direct your guests to the best coffee shop in town

3:42 Tip number three: supply local goods in your welcome pack

5:04 Tip number four: collaborate with local businesses

6:35 Tip number five: highlight local providers

Links:

Host Planet: https://www.hostplanet.club/

Hostfully: https://get.hostfully.com/46p7pafubra1

James Varley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdsvarley/

Amanda Stecker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandastecker/

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Host Planet Bitesize is presented by James Varley – a holiday let investor and property manager who is also the Founder of Host Planet. Before founding Host Planet, James spent 20 years in the media, including almost a decade leading corporate communications for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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