The STR Growth Strategy Most Operators Ignore!
Podcast Summary
What happens to your short-term rental business if Airbnb changes the rules? In this episode of STR Global Unlocked, I talk with entrepreneur David Angotti about platform dependence, direct bookings, customer acquisition costs, and why owning guest demand can make a property management company more valuable.
David shares how he built a destination content platform alongside a property management business, turning local knowledge into a way to reach guests before they were ready to book. He explains the difference between creating demand and capturing it, why operators need to understand their guests’ booking behavior, and how diversified demand can reduce risk for a future buyer.
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Guest Appearing in this Episode
David Angotti
David Angotti is a serial entrepreneur and hospitality executive with more than a decade of experience in vacation rentals. He co-founded a property management company in Tennessee and later built StaySense, a travel technology business focused on helping property managers grow their bookings. After Guesty acquired StaySense, David helped launch StaySense Amplify and went on to serve as Guesty’s Chief Evangelist. He is now Chief Digital Officer at Casago, where he focuses on digital innovation in vacation rental management. Outside of work, David is an ultramarathon runner and a certified airline transport pilot.
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