Everything You Need to Know about Google Vacation Rentals | Hostaway Webinar

Guests can't book your listing if they can't find it. In other words...you need to be doing everything you can to reach the most eyeballs. And if there's one thing Google knows how to do, it's getting a massive amount of volume and users on their platforms. In this webinar, Hostaway CEO Marcus Rader and VP of Product Maria Lopez answer all your burning questions about Google Vacation Rentals. Marcus and Maria walk you through how (and why) you should set up Google Vacation Rentals in Hostaway. If you're short on time or looking for a specific question, use the timestamps below to skip ahead 👇 Timestamps 00:00 | Introduction to Hostaway Vacation Rental Software 04:58 | First look at Google Vacation Rentals 08:48 | Google Vacation Rental benefits 16:28 | How to set up Google Vacation Rentals in Hostaway (LIVE demo) 22:00 | Q&A - Can you set up Google Vacation Rentals for inquiries and push them to Airbnb for bookings? 23:50 | Q&A - How does guest verification with Google Vacation Rentals and Hostaway? 27:10 | Q&A - How can I do an ID verification for my guests? 28:15 | Q&A - Can you control the reviews that go to Google Vacation Rentals? 30:00 | Q&A - Can I link my currently listings on my direct booking website to Google Vacation Rentals? 30:55 | Q&A - What is Whimstay? 31:41 | Q&A - What is bluepillow.com? 32:56 | Q&A - What are the minimum requirements for listings and images in Google Vacation Rentals? 33:17 | Q&A - Does Google Vacation Rentals have relevant marketshare in Brazil? 34:45 | Q&A - What are the logo and business names requirements for Google Vacation Rentals? 36:05 | Q&A - Do all Hostaway accounts have access to Google Vacation Rentals? 36:43 | Q&A - How do I get my listing and pricing to show on Google Maps? 37:27 | Q&A - How does my direct booking website and Google Vacation Rentals work together? 38:30 | Q&A - How do I get Hostaway's support with Google Vacation Rentals? 38:50 | Q&A - Is there a rating systems for guests in Hostaway? 40:06 | Q&A - How do I optimize my listing for SEO in Google Vacation Rentals? 42:09 | Q&A - Why does Google Vacation Rentals only show up in some locations? 43:10 | Q&A - How to set up payments in Hostaway for Google Vacation Rentals? 43:35 | Q&A - Do I have to manually set up reviews in Hostaway? 44:04 | Q&A - Will my Google My Business reviews sync with Google Vacation Rentals? 44:49 | Q&A - How do I link my direct booking site to booking engines? 45:38 | Q&A - Is there a minimum amount of listings for Google Vacation Rentals? 46:06 | Q&A - Why are listing prices shown sometimes but not others? 47:01 | Q&A - Can you sign up for Google Vacation Rentals directly through Google? 48:45 | Q&A - Can I control the order in which photos are displayed on my listings? 50:10 | Q&A - How do I go live on Google Vacation Rentals in Hostaway? 50:45 | Q&A - Is there a standard rental agreement in Hostaway? 51:50 | Q&A - How do I import calendars in Hostaway? 52:47 | Q&A - Has booking volume with Google Travel increased over time? 53:48 | Q&A - How do I get one of those sweet, sweet Hostaway t-shirts? 54:40 | Q&A - How do I adjust the pricing markup? 55:40 | Q&A - Where do I go with any additional questions I have? 56:40 | Q&A - Why are my listings appearing on meta search engines like blue pillow? 58:10 | Q&A - How do I adjust rental agreements in Hostaway? 1:02:01 | Webinar wrap-up! 🔥 Still have burning questions about increasing your direct bookings with Google Vacation Rentals and Hostaway? Shoot us a message: 🆘 [email protected] 🙋[email protected] ✍️ Free Resources https://get.hostaway.com/google-vacat... https://www.hostaway.com/google-vacat... https://www.hostaway.com/what-is-goog... To get notifications about upcoming Hostaway webinars subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/hostaway-subscribe *************************************** 🔗 Find out how Hostaway's Vacation Rental Software boosts your business: https://www.hostaway.com/get-free-demo 🤝 Connect with us on social media 👇 IG -   / hostawaycom   FB -   / hostawaycom   LI -   / hostaway   X -   / hostaway   🧡 About Hostaway 🧡 Hostaway is an All-in-One vacation rental software solution for growing property managers. We provide tools to automate and simplify marketing, sales, communication, operations, reporting and accounting. Our software is different from every other PMS and Channel Manager, because it is flexible and grows with your business. It’s customizable and we provide an amazing team that helps you set it up and cheer you along your path to success.