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Boost guest satisfaction with effective communication! Use these templates and tips to streamline messages, increase bookings, and deliver a 5-star rental experience.

Guest Communication Guide for Short-term Rentals + Templates

Tourism businesses can drive digital transformation with innovative solutions like LUGGit’s luggage service and SmartGuide’s digital tours. Learn how these smart tech services enhance travelers' experiences, streamline operations, and create new revenue streams.

Digital Transformation in Tourism with Luggage Services and Digital Tours

Create a winning vacation rental marketing strategy with tips on SEO, social media, guest reviews, and partnerships to increase your bookings.

Vacation Rental Marketing: Strategies to Boost Bookings and Stand Out

Learn how to start a legal short-term rental in Portugal. From Alojamento Local registration to taxes, this guide covers all essential steps.

Guide for Short-Term Rental Regulations in Portugal

Learn 5 expert tips to make your vacation rental listing stand out and attract more bookings on platforms like Airbnb or Booking.com.

5 Tips to Create the Perfect Vacation Rental Listing

Maximize bookings and revenue for your vacation rental by choosing the right platform. Explore options like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com to find the perfect fit

Best Vacation Rental Websites: a Guide for Hosts 

Transform your vacation rental business with the top hospitality tech trends in 2024 and learn how to use them to improve your guest service!

Technology trends transforming vacation rentals in 2024

Enhance guest experience in your vacation rentals with these strategies. Create memorable stays, ensure 5-star reviews, and boost bookings!

How to Enhance Your Guests' Experience: A Guide for Property Managers

Luggage storage solutions in your vacation rental can help enhance guest experience and streamline your operations. Discover 5 ways to manage guests' luggage in your Airbnb.

Airbnb luggage storage: 5 ways to manage your guests’ luggage 

Prague has been an amazing ride, and it was with TKC Group that we found our
first home in the city! In this interview, we talked with Nikol and uncover the
latest industry shifts, operational challenges and how LUGGit has shaped their
guest’s experiences.


LUGGit Partners' Interview - TKC Group

Business travellers can be a valuable guest profile for your accommodations. To help you attract these corporate clients and boost revenue during major events, together with Minty Host, we created a 2024 calendar for Madrid with key dates, data, and tips.

Maximising Madrid’s 2024 Trade Fairs and Business Congresses for Your Accommodations

Christmas is always a time when the number of trips increases significantly. On many occasions, it is not always possible to find direct flights, having to make a stopover at the airport. To make the most of those slow hours, we have compiled a series of tips to have fun before arriving at your final destination.

Holiday travel stopovers: how to make the most of those dead hours

LUGGit has sealed a €1.8 million financing round with three investment funds focused on portuguese companies. The deal has been led by GED Ventures Portugal and Caixa Capital, funds that were accompanied by Portugal Ventures, an investor that has previously backed the company.

LUGGit raised €1.8M in a funding round led by GED Ventures Portugal and Caixa Capital

Madrid is one of the most visited cities in the world in Autumn. If you have it as a candidate for your next trip, this new guide to must-see places in the Spanish capital will convince you. The Retiro Park, the Temple of Debod, the Plaza Mayor and the San Miguel Market are just some of the suggestions you can find in this new article.

Madrid's guide to a great visit

When talking about the Barcelona brand internationally, Futbol Club Barcelona is a major contributor.  Currently, the Spotify Camp Nou is under construction and cannot be visited. However, in this article, we leave you the rest of the activities still available in the surroundings of the stadium, such as the Museum, the Palau Blaugrana or the Masia.

A must-see for football lovers visiting Barcelona

When visiting a new city, it's important to experience culture through the local gastronomy. However, it's easy to fall into tourist traps and eat the same food from home. Here is a guide on what and where to eat next time you travel to Porto.

Where to eat in Porto

Managing a short term let implies investing many hours of work. To be successful, you must optimise your time well while maximising your income. In this article, we give you some tips on how you can improve your income as a Local Accommodation manager from the beginning.

5 Tips for Property Management Revenue Optimisation

We focus on repetitive tasks in the third and final part of the series. We are talking about all those daily and tedious processes you will have to carry out in your management from now on and how you can automate them thanks to the tools available in the sector (which will help you save time and money).


How to become a property manager in Spain - Part 3

In this second part of the series, we cover how to declare the income from your tourist accommodation and the tax obligations you will face. IAE, VAT, IRPF or IS are some of the taxes we talk about.

How to become a property manager in Spain - Part 2

In this first part of a series of three chapters, we look at how to get started in the tourist rental business in Spain. With a global vision, we explain the different options for starting up your business and the necessary requirements to do so.

How to become a property manager in Spain - Part 1

In the previous parts of this series we have walked you through how to register your local accommodation and start your business, we have helped you manage your taxes, and now we will give you tips for the long haul. This third and final part will help you manage your local accommodation stress-free!

How to manage a local accommodation in Portugal - Part 3

At LUGGit, we are always looking for new improvements that allow airbnbs, holiday flats and hotels to offer our service to their guests in as many channels as possible. Therefore, we bring a new integration with Icnea. Property managers using Icnea and LUGGit will be able to offer luggage collection, storage and delivery to their guests in their automatic emails and website.

Icnea and LUGGit integration

When it comes to your guests' holidays, as a host, you want them to have a 5-star experience. This way, you will get them to come back to your accommodation and their reviews will attract new guests. Therefore, on this occasion, from LUGGit and Minut, we list some tips with which you will be able to offer them an unbeatable stay.

How to ensure your guests have a 5-star experience throughout their stay

In the second part of the "How to become a property manager" series, we cover all the financial aspects and requirements of becoming a manager/owner of a short-term rental business.

How to manage a local accommodation in Portugal - Part 2

Barcelona is a must-visit city with so much sight-seeing to be done. However, with so much diversity it can be difficult to choose where to stay. LUGGit, alongside Sh Barcelona, has curated a list of the best locations to stay in the new time you visit the Catalan capital. 

Where to Stay in Barcelona - Guide to the best neighbourhoods to stay in

In this first part of a three-part series, we will introduce you to the concept of short-term rental in Portugal and the necessary requirements to start your business as a short-term rental property owner/manager.

How to manage a local accommodation in Portugal - Part 1

We know that travelling with kids can be extremely stressful! In this blog post, you'll find a curated list of activities to do in the LUGGit cities that are a sure success among kids and adults alike! 

Best Cities to Visit with Kids

LUGGit arrived in Barcelona seven months ago and even before that, we could
count on Stay Unique to introduce us to the city. In this interview, we talk to
Giovana Falcão about life at Stay Unique, the challenges and perks of the
business and their partnership with LUGGit.


LUGGit Partners' Interview - Stay Unique

To make LUGGit’s booking process as smooth and easy as possible, we have created the ultimate User Guide for our customers. In this guide, we will take you step-by-step through the booking process so you can say goodbye to the hassle of carrying luggage and say hello to a stress-free trip. 

LUGGit’s Ultimate user guide

2023 is just around the corner, and the number of tourists is expected to increase. These travellers will have different expectations than those that came before them. This blog post will help you navigate 2023 travel trends and how best to adopt them in your own accommodation.

5 Travel Trends for 2023

We know that luggage is one of the biggest troubles when travelling, especially when you get to the airport and end up having to put on 3 sweaters so that you don't exceed the allowed carry-on weight. Worry not! If you are as tired of this problem as we are, check out this blog post! We've compiled various airlines' baggage allowances just for you. 

Airlines Baggage Allowance

Travelling during this time of the year can be extremely chaotic and not really enjoyable sometimes. In this guide, you can find how to best enjoy the holidays in each city, stress-free. 

Holiday Guide

As soon as you arrive in Porto, all you’ll want to do is try out the famous francesinha, watch a sunset from Jardim do Morro, or visit the marvelous Livraria Lello. But what about your bags? Having to carry them around is a significant problem, and we like to give you solutions. Check out the best luggage solution available in Porto.

Luggage Storage: a guide for a bag-free trip to Porto

While travelling, luggage can be a major complication when it comes to enjoying your time in the best way possible. At LUGGit, we believe in not having to carry your bags with you! Check out the six different luggage solutions available in Prague.

Where to store your luggage in Prague?

Winter is just around the corner, and what better place to be than a city that looks just like a fairytale? If you are thinking of traveling to Prague in the next few months, follow our Prague guide, from what to see to what to do!

Guide to Prague (what to see and what to do)

LUGGit arrived in Barcelona four months ago, and we are delighted with the
incredible welcome. In our first weeks in the Catalan capital, we talked
with one of our first partners: Villa Victoria Barcelona.
 
In this meeting, its manager Imanol Carbonell gave us feedback about our
partnership, told us about the beginnings of Villa Victoria Barcelona and its
career in the short-term rental, and summarised what are for him the challenges
that the vacation rental will face proximately.

LUGGit Partners’ Interviews - Villa Victoria Barcelona

We are thrilled to announce that we have just launched our referral program! If you like LUGGit’s service, you can refer us to Short-Term Rental Property Managers and get up to 80€ for each referral. And as an extra gift, we offer one month of DOUBLE commission for the company you are referring! Check out this blogpost for more information

Invite Short-Term Rental to partner with LUGGit and get up to 80€ for each one!

This is the problem for all tourists. Where to keep your luggage before check-in and after check-out? Here are the best luggage storage solutions in Lisbon.

Luggage Storage in Lisbon: How to deal with your baggage in the Portuguese Capital

The first and last hours of travelling can be stressful, especially in a vibrant and energetic city like Barcelona! Having to carry your luggage around for hours before check-in or after check-out can add up to that. So what can you do to remedy that? Worry no more, here is our guide to luggage storage in Barcelona!

Luggage Storage in Barcelona - A guide for a hassle-free trip

In the past couple of years, sustainability has become a familiar topic, and we have become used to implementing new habits to reduce our carbon footprint and waste. But how can we keep up those good behaviours while traveling? Here are some tips and tricks to make your trips sustainable and respectful of the planet.

How to travel sustainably

This summer, most of us want to walk the streets again like we used to, eat in good restaurants, soak in some history in a new culture and go to the beach. If you are one of these people, Barcelona is the place to be!

Barcelona’s guide to a great visit

Following our last year's expansion to Vienna, LUGGit opens its service in two new cities: Barcelona and Prague. Check out more why we decided to follow-up in these cities!

The most innovative Luggage storage solution is now in Barcelona and Prague

You arrive in Vienna and have a few hours left before the check-in, or you have to check out early, which leaves you with a few hours to see more of the city before the flight. So, what do you do with your luggage? Carry it around? To us, that is not an option.

Luggage Storage - Visit Vienna without bags

The capital of Austria is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and one of the most innovative cities in the world. So, if you are thinking about visiting this city, here are some places we recommend to you

7 places you must visit in Vienna

Our team joined Ynnov to improve our customers’ experience.
 With this collaboration, we aim to automate every communication with
 guests, so a solution to take off their luggage can be given even before
 they ask. You can now find us integrated into Ynnov’s software.

Ynnov and LUGGit integration

What better way to understand what customers want if not by talking to them
 directly? Since they are the ones who use it the most, they have excellent
 insights on&nbsp;how to improve it!

What should Airbnb launch in 2022 and beyond?

Are you thinking about travelling to Lisbon but you still don’t know the best places to eat? We got you! From breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, we leave you a list of restaurants to visit.

Lisbon love list for foodies | Best Restaurants in Lisbon

You have probably stumbled upon numerous blog posts and videos describing the best go-to destinations for Christmas. Well, today we have got you covered because we're recommending some alternative, cheap and lovely Christmas destinations for all tastes.

Cheap & Alternative Christmas Destinations

With us, we have Stephanie and Christian Rank, the couple that founded one of the first short-term rental property management companies in Austria, Appartements Ferchergasse. At the same time, they launched and managed one of the biggest apartment booking platforms in Austria, Apartment.at.

LUGGit Partners' Interviews - Appartements Ferchergasse and Apartment.at

Our new rubric aims to give a voice to the companies that associate with us, intending to understand their history and what is at the root of their success.This month's article introduces you to WHome, a Premium Short Term Rental Management Company.

LUGGit Partners'  Interviews - WHome

Short-term rental managers must strive to have the best tools at their disposal to provide the best experience to guests. In this blog post, we’ll share with you one of the most important ones: The Guests Welcome Book.

How to give your Guests the perfect Welcome Book 

Short term-rental providers are our main partners.&nbsp;We are honoured to share this interview done with one of our closest ones,&nbsp;Elsa and Rui, from TimeCooler.&nbsp;The discussion will turn around short term rentals management, the pandemic impact on the industry, the relationship with LUGGit, and more!

LUGGit Partners'  Interviews - TimeCooler

If you are an Airbnb manager, or have worked in any type of short-term rental business, you have probably experienced one day or another the struggle of having guests checking in earlier than expected or needing to leave luggage on site after the checkout for a couple of hours.

Improve your reviews and get rid of the early check-in luggage logistics issues

To the question, “What has LUGGit done during the Covid-19 pandemic?”, we answer “A lot”. Our focus went to product development and the steps we need to take towards our vision: a world where no one has to carry their luggage!

LUGGit’s 2.4 Million € R&D projects

For a long time, designers have come up with strategies to tackle the problems and challenges they aim to fulfil and, surprisingly, these methodologies and processes can be applied by everyone in most situations.

How design methodologies can help you plan a trip

Travelling is one of the best experiences that life provides us. Getting to know new cultures, new people and making us happier are some of the positive points of travelling. However, people do not travel as much as they like, mainly due to high flight prices.

The best tips for booking a cheap flight

Flight schedules, check-in and check-out times are a few of the biggest obstacles we face when planning a trip.

A new way to plan your trip

List of six apps that you’ve probably never heard of, but that will be very useful for your future trips.

Six apps you need on your next trip

The Portuguese capital is known by many as the “City of the 7 Hills”. Located in Portugal's center, it is one of the most popular destinations for tourists when visiting the country.

Lisbon in three days — 15 places to visit

Why visit Porto? And why not? Porto is located in the north of Portugal and is characterized by its cultural and historical heritage and the diversity of nature in the region, from natural landscapes to beach areas.

Porto on the weekend — 10 best things to do

2020 will always be remembered as an atypical and challenging year due to the global pandemic caused by the Covid-19. But what now? In 2021, what to expect?

2020, COVID-19 & Traveling in 2021 — What to expect?

Being a LUGGit partner means optimizing your operational processes, improving your customers' experiences and increasing your revenue. To do this, you can define different interactions both for yourself and your customers. See in this article what you can expect as a LUGGit partner!

What to expect as a LUGGit partner

On March 15, 2020, a Sunday afternoon, we were thinking about what we could do in order to help those who need during these hard times and at the same time how we could take advantage of our operational capacity, our Keepers.

How LUGGit adapted to fight a pandemic

How to guarantee the security of luggage through methods to avoid theft, to prevent the loss and how to ensure the value carried in luggage.

How to ensure the safety of your luggage

At LUGGit we work every day with our partners. We like to understand them better, to know them and to know how we can help them more and better. We decided to go talk to Guilherme Afonso and Miguel Correia, founders and CEOs of BnBird.

BnBird: a partner we can learn from!

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