Webinar Lodgify x Whimstay: The last-minute booking strategy you're missing out on
Summary
Meg Leach from Whimstay and Matthew Turner from Lodgify discuss strategies to increase last-minute bookings, including the changing landscape of booking lead times and ways to capture spontaneous travelers. They explore the features of the Lodgify and Whimstay integration and emphasize the importance of dynamic pricing and a flexible cancellation policy for attracting last-minute bookings.
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