Property Manager Willy Chang optimizes revenue by capturing last-minute dates
Summary
Willy Chang, co-owner of Marbella Lane Vacation Rentals, shares how PriceLabs helps his company excel in competitive markets by maximizing income and bookings for last-minute dates, as well as analyzing market data. PriceLabs gives smaller property managers access to meaningful filters, as well as provides a break-through product in hyper local algorithmic data.
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