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Tracey Northcott Consulting

STR and Airbnb Consultant

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Stand out- Podcast The Accommodation Show

Do you want to hear how to be a stand out! This is all about running a property management business in Tokyo! I definitely get around on the podcast circle and it is so great to continue to share my story.Here is a podcast with Bart Sobies from IBooked & The Accommodation Show.I speak about how one of the best things you can do to attract more guests is to create a unique brand and be a stand ... Read the Post

Podcast: Building a Brand & STR Business

Recently I had the pleasure to talk about building a brand on Julian Sage's Short Term Rental Success Stories Podcast from Short Term Sage. Julian also has a connection to Japan, so it was a fun conversation. I mostly spoke about the importance of building a brand in order to have a successful STR Business which as you know is a topic I am passionate about.In this episode:I share the ins and outs ... Read the Post

OTAs vs Going Direct

A Direct Booking Story - Tokyo Family StaysI wrote this as a contribution to the upcoming book on Direct Bookings by Mark Simpson at Boostly- comparing OTAs vs going direct and why going direct is the way for us!Like so many other hosts, I kind of fell into hosting Short Term Rentals. It wasn’t planned or thought through to the end but it has been a helluva ride with so many lessons learned along ... Read the Post

Find me at Quill Decor today: Guest blogging

Today you can find me over at Quill Decor, guest blogging on how to "Gain 5 Star Reviews by Customizing Amenities for Different Guests".It is a pleasure to be guest blogging for Valerie  on her site Quill Decor- I have admired her styling for such a long time. Her Instagram is always so full of great tips and wonderful eye candy…. Looking at photos of stylish STRs is really my happy ... Read the Post

Taking action no matter what- Podcast with Transformations with Jayne

I was recently featured on a podcast with Jayne Nakata of Transformations with Jayne. You can listen to the interview in full here or here. We talk about Tokyo Family Stays and how things were until Covid closed the borders and my main market could no longer travel to Japan. We talk also about taking action no matter what, and how important that is.In this episode we also talk about:⁠🏠How I and ... Read the Post