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Practical guides for small US lodging owners: cabins, motels, B&Bs and vacation rentals. Platform rule changes, the numbers behind your rental, and how to make it easy for guests to book you directly.
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Airbnb is extending temporary guest phone numbers to US and Canadian hosts who use connected software. What changes, and how to check door codes, arrival texts and PMS automations.
November 2, 2026
For Airbnb reservations booked from November 20, 2026, hosts generally can't ask guests to strip beds, wash dishes or haul trash. What's still allowed and what to update now.
November 2, 2026
How to work out the occupancy your cabin or vacation rental needs to cover its costs, with a worked example, and how a few direct repeat bookings change the margin.
November 2, 2026
A practical checklist for a small lodging website: seasonal rates with the total price, open dates or a request form, policies in text, photos of every room, phone, mobile and Google.
November 2, 2026
What Airbnb's off-platform rules allow and forbid for repeat guests, what changes for bookings from November 20, 2026, and the safe ways to make your place easy to book directly.
November 2, 2026