Referring guests with Melanie Kriel
Direct Booking Success Podcast · Jenn Boyles
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Show Notes
What is better than receiving a referral for a stay? Perhaps having a steady stream of referrals.
That's exactly what Melanie Kriel discovered, and it's revolutionising the hospitality industry in her area. With her well-executed referral system, she's not only increasing her bookings but providing exceptional hospitality to visitors in the area.
We talk about:
- Melanie’s background and how she got started with short-term rentals
- The isolation of running your own business
- Collaborating with other hosts and their resistance at first
- How Melanie built a referral network for mutual benefit
- How the network has become a community
- Balancing the giving and taking among hosts
- The future of her Awesome Host Referral Group
- Advice for others wanting to do something similar
- What direct booking success means to Melanie
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CONNECT WITH Melanie Kriel:
Website: https://www.beachfrontapartmentsinshakasrock.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thompsonsbeach/