Direct booking has been part of the vacation rental conversation for years, but one challenge remains hard to solve.
Travelers are not always searching that way.
In this episode, we welcome back Eric Goldreyer, CEO and founder of Savvy, to talk about why the direct booking movement has a discovery problem.
We discuss:
✅ Why travelers still default to Airbnb and Vrbo
✅ Why lower fees alone may not change booking behavior
✅ How trust, reviews, verification, and clear pricing influence conversion
✅ Why vacation rentals need more than a direct booking website
✅ How professional operators can build stronger guest relationships
✅ Why owning guest data supports repeat business
✅ How destination content can support discovery
✅ What AI search and structured data could mean for the future of travel booking
✅ Why OTAs will still remain part of the strategy
If you are a vacation rental operator trying to reduce OTA dependency, build more repeat business, or understand how travelers are discovering and booking stays today, this episode is for you.
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