Meet Lodgify - your powerhouse all-in-one vacation rental software built especially for hosts just like you. From direct bookings to full automation, Lodgify provides everything you need to grow your brand, increase profits, and simplify daily operations. With over $3,000 worth of free onboarding, you’ll get personalised support to help you build a stunning direct booking website and manage reservations, payments, and guest communication all from one easy-to-use dashboard or mobile app. Join thousands of hosts who are ditching high OTA fees and taking back control with Lodgify’s trusted, flexible platform. Use code ABP20 for 20% off all yearly and bi-yearly plans until September 30th, 2025. https://lodgify.com/?afmc=2cq In this hard-hitting episode, Alex asks the question every serviced accommodation operator needs to face: What would happen if Airbnb, Booking.com, and all the other platforms disappeared tomorrow? If your entire business is built on listings you don’t own, then you don’t really have a business—you have exposure. Alex reveals why relying on algorithms is gambling, not business, and shares how you can take control, build your own pipeline, and start generating leads and clients that belong to you. This episode will challenge the way you think about your business and give you a clear path to move from dependency to true independence. THE AIRBNB BLUEPRINT CONSULTANT – CONTACT US https://welcome.airbnbblueprint.co.uk KEY TAKEAWAYS Airbnb and Booking.com are tools, not safety nets—depending on them makes your business fragile. If Airbnb disappeared tomorrow, most operators would have no clients, no pipeline, and no income. Real businesses generate their own leads and build repeat relationships with corporate clients. The Connector Model flips the script—stop chasing bookings and start owning the flow. Long-term contracts with companies, insurers, and relocation firms are more stable and profitable than one-off tourist bookings. Building a pipeline means predictability, stability, and freedom—you know where your next booking is coming from. Once you own the relationships, you own the business—and no platform update can take that away. BEST MOMENTS “Airbnb isn’t your safety net—it’s actually your biggest risk.”“What you have isn’t really a business. It’s a fragile income stream tied to somebody else’s system.”“If Airbnb changes one rule, your business could disappear overnight.”“Without a pipeline, you’re fishing for scraps. With a pipeline, you’re feeding yourself every single day.”“Relationships beat platforms every single time.”“The day Airbnb disappears, they can take your listings, but they can’t take your clients, your network, or your pipeline.” LINKS FREE Airbnb Blueprint Coaching Community – https://www.facebook.com/groups/2342454789487705 HOST BIOS Alex & Pooh have built a portfolio of over 16 Serviced Accommodation Units and 10 Buy-To-Lets collectively over the last 5 years. This Airbnb business has allowed each of them to create their own tailor-made ‘lifestyle by design.’ Pooh chose to escape the corporate life as an electrical engineer to spend more time with his young and growing family, while Alex enjoys life in sunny Spain, cycling the roads or hiking in the Tramuntana mountain ranges.