Holiday Let Pricing Secrets & Hot Tub Hype: Maximise Your Revenue with Sykes Holiday Cottages

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Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals

James Varley | Host Planet

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Short-term rental hosting, Airbnb tips, direct bookings, vacation rental management – Host Planet is your go-to source for expert insights and real estate strategies.

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Investing

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Holiday Let Pricing Secrets & Hot Tub Hype: Maximise Your Revenue with Sykes Holiday Cottages

Host Planet: Expert Insights for Short-Term Rentals

33 minutes 35 seconds

1 month ago

Holiday Let Pricing Secrets & Hot Tub Hype: Maximise Your Revenue with Sykes Holiday Cottages

Thinking about buying a holiday let, or looking to boost the income from your current property? This Holiday Let Insider episode is packed with data-driven strategies from one of the industry's top experts!

We sit down with Rachel Brennan from Sykes Holiday Cottages to unpack the operational, marketing, and pricing tweaks that can instantly increase your holiday let revenue.

Discover the secrets to securing more bookings, earning higher prices, and optimising your property for modern guests.

2:30 The best places to buy a holiday let

5:42 Do your research

7:22 Pets: a good revenue driver or too much hassle?

9:40 Hot tubs, EV chargers, and other amenities

11:57 No Wi-Fi is no go!

13:04 The biggest pricing mistake hosts make

16:18 The importance of being flexible and keeping up with booking trends

20:27 Reduce your minimum stay for extra visibility

21:35 Photography is everything

24:01 Upsells that guests love and hosts earn from

27:41 The operational tweaks that increase revenue

30:36 How to increase revenue straightaway

32:10 Everyone has a dedicated account manager with Sykes

Staycation Index 2025: https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/blog/sykes-staycation-index-2025/

Rachel Brennan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-brennan-26098118a/

Work with Sykes Holiday Cottages to let your property:

Call: 01244 356 666

Visit: https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/letyourcottage/

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

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

Episode to check next: Farm Diversification: Make Holiday Lets Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slITtAudCAs&t=1s

Holiday Let Insider 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 a decade leading corporate communications for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Contact the show: info@hostplanet.club

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