Episode 343 · June 9, 2026

10 Ways to Collect Airbnb Guest Contact Info (Without Getting Flagged)

🎙️ Short Term Rental Riches with Tim Hubbard ⏱️ 11:39
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Your Airbnb account can change overnight. Algorithm shifts, fee increases, a sudden suspension, and if your entire guest relationship lives inside the platform, you have nothing.

In this episode, Tim walks through 10 platform-compliant ways to collect your guests' real contact info, legally, automatically, and without sending a single message that could put your listing at risk.

  • The in-property QR code strategy that converts at the highest-intent moment of any guest stay — and why the offer matters more than the placement
  • How WiFi login tools like Stayfi turn a giveaway you're already offering into an automatic email capture that runs in the background 24/7
  • Why your Stripe dashboard may already hold dozens of real guest emails you've never used — and how to start putting them to work
  • The exact post-stay message approach that stays compliant with OTA terms while sending guests directly to your own contact form
  • How listing on Google Vacation Rentals and VRBO direct changes the contact info equation entirely — every booking comes with real data by default

If this episode helped you see your guest list differently, subscribe so you never miss what's next. Share it with a host who's still relying entirely on platform traffic — it could be the most important thing they hear this year. See you in the next one.

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