The biggest hotels check-in problems are rarely about hospitality. They are about process. A queue forms because everyone arrives at 4pm. A guest gets sent back to the car for an ID nobody asked for in advance. A front desk takes six minutes per arri...
Most property managers know that manual property management costs more than it should. What very few have calculated is exactly how much, broken down by process, by portfolio size, and by the categories of cost that rarely show up on any P&...
Chekin is a check-in automation platform for hotels and short-term rentals, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seville, Spain. As of May 2026, Chekin serves more than 200,000 properties in over 45 countries, with direct legal integrations into poli...
Hotel conferences in 2026 are back at full capacity. After a few lean years of hybrid formats and last-minute cancellations, the industry calendar has filled up again. For UK hoteliers and property managers, the options this year are substantial. Thi...
If you own or manage a short-term let in Brighton, things are about to change. The city council is pushing to become one of the first in England to pilot a mandatory licensing scheme for properties listed on Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo. Between 2,0...
If you manage a vacation rental, hotel, or short-term rental property in Greece, MyDATA is not optional. It has been mandatory for all Greek businesses since 2021, and the penalties for non-compliance start at 5.000€ with no grace period. Most prop...
Running someone else's Airbnb sounds simple until you're juggling 3am lock issues, last-minute cancellations, and a disgruntled guest, all on the same Tuesday. That's the reality of an Airbnb management business, and it's also why property owners are...
If you operate an accommodation in Hungary (a hotel, apartment, Airbnb, guesthouse, or hostel) you are legally required to register every guest with two separate government systems before or at check-in. Miss either one and you risk fines, inspection...
A digital guidebook is a web-based document where property managers publish all the information a guest needs during their stay: check-in instructions, house rules, appliance guides, WiFi credentials, local recommendations, and emergency contacts. Un...
A digital guest book is an online document where property managers publish all the information a guest needs during their stay: check-in instructions, house rules, appliance guides, WiFi credentials, local recommendations, and emergency contacts. Unl...
England does not have a tourist tax yet. Scotland does, Wales has legislated one, and England is working through the powers that would let individual mayors follow suit. For anyone managing short-term rental properties in the UK, where your propertie...
The 2025/26 tax year is the first one where furnished holiday let capital allowances no longer exist. The regime was abolished from 6 April 2025, and for many holiday let owners, the full financial impact is only now becoming clear as they file for t...
