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Looking for a Cloudbeds Alternative? Here's Why Small Philippine Properties Are Switching to Go Overbooked
Cloudbeds was built for hotel chains with a front desk team and a budget to match. Here's what a Filipino-built PMS and channel manager looks like when it's built for a 6-room guesthouse instead.
The Spreadsheet Isn't Your Biggest Problem. Your Memory Is.
You think you run your guesthouse with a spreadsheet. You actually run it with your brain. Here's what happens the day your memory isn't available.
BusinessHow Much Is a Missed Booking Actually Costing You?
Most guesthouse owners say they've never really lost a booking. Then they think about it for a second.
OperationsHow to avoid double bookings when you list on Booking.com and Agoda at the same time
Hotels and other rental properties have, at least once, experienced the horror of double-booking the same room. Here is why it happens and what you can do about it.
OperationsHow to manage bookings from Facebook Messenger without losing your mind
Most small guesthouse bookings in the Philippines don't come from Booking.com. They come from a Facebook message. Here's how to stop Messenger from being the only place your bookings exist.
BusinessWhy most small property owners in the Philippines never upgrade from spreadsheets
It's not because they don't know better tools exist. Most guesthouse owners who use spreadsheets know it's not ideal. Here's why they go back anyway.