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

booking in today's current environment is realistic or is that not an adequate question when we talk about, you know, the OTA distribution and the third party channels at the same time? voice-verified

So when you say it's taking time, that's an interesting conversation. voice-verified

You know, we in in the industry at large, when people talk about OTAs, dependencies and OTAs and direct bookings, talk about a potential lead gen uh um voice-verified

lead gen funnel as well to get lead gen through OTAs, uh, converting them in into direct business at the same time as well. voice-verified

So how should operators think about OTAs versus direct channel and what can they do to expand that ultimately? voice-verified

If you're serious about maximizing revenue from your short term rentals, price lapse is one of the most powerful tools. voice-verified

So when you alluded to some of very large percentages on direct booking, like have direct businesses, what are they doing differently than the ones who are still relying on more thorough uh um third party distribution? voice-verified

No, and look, I I love that the fact that you're pounding on that. voice-verified

I mean, maybe one day we need to find a a different um wording for guest experience, but I haven't thought about that yet. voice-verified

But you're right. voice-verified

I mean, ultimately that's what it's about. voice-verified

I mean, let us also not forget, Sean, how many hotel customers have we converted to our industry, also post COVID. voice-verified

I mean, that is just massive. voice-verified

And now we have to deal with different guests. voice-verified

experience we have to deal uh uh sorry guest expectations and and before you know the people who rented easy going whatever now everybody rents versus uh also uses hotels so therefore the expectations have changed dramatically and and therefore it comes down to the guest experience and and you want to have a good experience staying in a hotel or a short term rental and that pushes us voice-verified

as an industry which I like the most to professionalize more and more as we as we as we go along and platforms like you, yours and and many others can help professionalize this interest. voice-verified

That's why we're here and getting up every every day, right? voice-verified

Getting up. voice-verified

So voice-verified

That was a good one.

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