Tools, resources, and support
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Whether you're launching your first vacation rental or managing a growing portfolio, success today is about more than just listing your property. The right tools can dramatically increase bookings.
At Explorabout, we don't compete with property managers or book vacation rentals ourselves. Our mission is to help strengthen the vacation rental ecosystem by connecting property managers, hosts, operators, and industry-leading technology partners. We believe informed owners make better decisions, and we're committed to providing trusted recommendations along the way.
For Property Managers
| Resource | For | Type | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tools for property managers | ||||
| Property Management Systems (PMS) | Property managers | Tool | Choose a Property Management System (PMS) to help you: manage reservations from multiple booking channels, synchronize calendars across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct bookings, and streamline owner reporting and accounting.Learn more about: revenue & pricing tools · guest communication automation · direct booking websites | None |
| Guesty | Property managers | Partner | Featured industry partner. Guesty, a leading PM platform for centralized calendars, channel distribution, automation, and revenue optimization. | Explore Guesty |
| Explorabout is growing and now AI-assisted by Una | ||||
Explorabout is growing and now AI-assisted by Una | Property managers | Partner | Right now, Una is here to help any property manager understand how to add Explorabout's curated experiences to their own site, no cost, no added tech stack, and a real revenue share on every booking. | Click here to learn more |
| About Una by Polydom | Property managers | Partner | Soon to follow: Una will help match experiences to the actual guest, growing into a full partnership with Una woven all the way through. Una by Polydom is the cross-platform AI employee already running full AI-driven operations inside hotels worldwide, connecting to a property's PMS, CRM, guest messaging, and task tools to manage bookings, upsells, housekeeping, and escalations end-to-end. | Visit Una |
| See how the experiences partnership works (demo) | Property managers | Partner | Interactive demo of how Explorabout's curated experiences appear on a property manager's own site. | View demo |
| Advocacy & Industry ResourcesExplorabout connects property managers and their guests to the local tour operators and experience providers that make a destination worth visiting. We're committed to the long-term health of the communities we serve, and we support the organizations advancing community-aligned growth in short-term rentals. | ||||
| Hosts & Home Teams | Property managers | Community | A Traveling Think-Lab on Modern STR & Destination Alignment. | Visit site |
| Rent Responsibly | Property managers | Community | Education and community-building for short-term rental operators. | Visit site |
| Hospitality Heroes | Property managers, tour operators | Community | Compassion in action. | Visit site |
| Give Back Hospitality | Property managers | Community | A free community helping short-term rental hosts and property managers make a positive local impact, with give-back ideas, a digital badge kit, and a network of hosts and managers. | Visit site |
| Want to Partner With Us?If you manage vacation rental properties looking for the right partners, we want to hear from you. | ||||
| For property managers, hosts, or DMOs | Property managers | Contact | Property managers, tourism boards, DMOs, and other partnership inquiries. | Get in Touch |
| Knowledge Base | ||||
| Property Manager Support Guide | Property managers | Support | Answers and guides for Property Managers working with Explorabout. | Open guide |
For Tour Operators
| Resource | For | Type | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tour Directory | ||||
| The Tour Directory | Tour operators | Community | A directory of marketplaces and resellers for tours and activities. | Visit site |
| Want to Partner With Us?If you offer local experiences, delivery services, or guest amenities in one of our markets, we want to hear from you. | ||||
| For tour operators, photographers, or service suppliers | Tour operators | Contact | Tour operators, photographers, future captains, and other concierge product suppliers. | Get in Touch |
| Knowledge Base | ||||
| Tour Operator Support Guide | Tour operators | Support | Answers and guides for Tour Operators working with Explorabout. | Open guide |
| Full Knowledge Base | Property managers, tour operators | Support | Answers and guides for Property Managers and Tour Operators working with Explorabout. | Open |
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