Simon Lehmann

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4,796 appearances 22 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 11 Aug

Simon Lehmann’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann · 038: Short-Term Rentals Are Entering Their Most Dangerous Era | Shaun Shirazian · 30 Jun 2026 podcast

Another push for it as well. voice-verified

And Expedia has taken a different strategic positioning also towards more the B2B relationships and bringing that supply out. voice-verified

And now Uber comes in and booking.com still drives this massive direct distribution approach at the same time and this this this this this integrated travel experience or booking experience. voice-verified

How do you what voice-verified

What was your thoughts when when an Uber and Expedia announcement came out that they're working closer together in in that context? voice-verified

So following on from that, Sean, and going back to the customer of Logify as well, uh, more on a granular basis, what in your opinion, what do the best operators understand that the average operators still don't get at all? voice-verified

Well, Sean, you could be the moderator yourself, because that's what I just wanted to touch on in terms of the direct bookings. voice-verified

And that's, you know, at the end of the day, let's talk about one of the hospitality's favorite topics in all respect. voice-verified

And to be perfectly honest, as a coming out on this podcast myself as a as a as a host is, you know, I didn't really believe in it. voice-verified

I made a statement many moons back. voice-verified

Where, you know, Expedia, Home Away, Booking.com, TripAdvisor combined spend like 22 billion on Google, right? voice-verified

So I was always like, oh my God, this is never ever like anybody who talks about direct booking. voice-verified

I said, invest your money into branding your bedlinen, branding your property, you know, make the people remember where they booked after they stayed. voice-verified

Because you have more touch points while the people are actually in the property. voice-verified

Because when I became CEO of Interhome in 2005, we did a market survey with our customers, and 80% of our customers didn't remember who they stayed with. voice-verified

I mean, back to that point. voice-verified

So now I think with everything that has happened, where the market has the funnel has consolidated, everything has consolidated, and now AI comes into the voice-verified

game and you know just to remember the audience as well that Sean and I have managed twenty five minutes not to talk about AI, which is quite impressive, uh, at the same time and I'm sure we'll get there. voice-verified

Let's talk about direct booking. voice-verified

So everybody wants them. voice-verified

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