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What happens when a much-loved winery decides to give guests another reason to stay a little longer? In this episode of the Host Nation Podcast, we chat with Libby from Cupitt’s Estate about their venture into on-site accommodation and the opportunities that come with expanding an established hospitality business. We explore what it takes to evolve a destination, create a more immersive guest experience and encourage visitors to turn a day out into a longer stay. For holiday property owners and tourism operators looking to grow their business, this is a conversation about thinking beyond your core offering and creating experiences that keep guests coming back.

Holiday homes and unique stays are reshaping travel—and hosts can take practical steps to stand out on Booking.com. Jack Trainor from Booking.com shares how listing details, strong photos, guest reviews, flexible policies, and smart use of promotions can help your property get noticed and booked.

Most hosts are trying to choose between authenticity and scalability—Angie Armstrong proves you can build both. From a three-storey shipping-container stay in the outback to moonbathing on a vintage truck, she shares how Callubri Station transforms real farm life into a premium, all-inclusive experience. Kate Mather and Catherine Shields speak with Angie about turning a 150-year-old working farm into a memorable agritourism destination while preserving its character, managing the realities of remote hosting, and building a sustainable business around personal, high-touch experiences.

This episode is a fantastic chat with Yoav Tourel. Yoav wears two hats across this conversation, Managing Director APAC at Guesty and Chairman of ASTRA the Australian and New Zealand Short Term Rental Association. For anyone wanting to dive into hearing about the Guesty app and what the the industry is up to across Australia, you need to take a listen.

Australian Tracey Northcott of Enfour, Tokyo Family Stays and Tracey Northcott Consulting, is a serial entrepreneur and multi-preneur based in Tokyo, Japan. She is one of the most successful AirBnB hosts in Tokyo and also helps other hosts discover the true potential of their STR or AirBnb business maximizing their investment, enjoyment and hospitality standards. A great episode so get the pen and paper ready!

At the top of her game in the holiday property design scene, Simone Matthews began with her own home on the NSW South Coast town of Gerringong and created an instant instagram smash hit. These days she works on the most covetable high-end accommodation projects for clients plus her own designer residential developments.

Tara Larnach and her husband have been the caretakers of Simpson Cottage a wonderful sandstone stay for many years, built on the peninsula in stunning Bundeena, one hour south of Sydney. We chat about marketing, the importance of PR, the benefits of working with the local community, and her curated cupboard plus so much more.

Dynamic pricing, photography, styling and investment tips. Dont miss this episode with two professional hosts that now work with other properties across the east coast of Australia.

A wonderful conversation with Louise Warren from Mt Hay Retreat. This covers all the 'how and why' of running a holiday property successfully. Louise touches on her award wins, her gems across surprising her guests across their stays and we chat about the importance of brand voice and AI moving forward.

Michelle Bishop from Bangalay Villas and Restaurant in the coastal town of Shoalhaven Heads shares her journey as an unexpected host from concept to a successful business within our tourism space. Sharing tips and information across the business model, its a great episode and sharing the lessons along the way.

Join us to hear all the great information Felicity Stevens has on her journey as a sustainable host, the knowledge she has across this has made her an expert in the particular area of hosting. Its a great episode with so much information on the whys and hows of sustainability hosting.

A wonderful episode chatting with Jodie Odlin. A host, storyteller and the founder of The Global Hospitality Collective, a community to boost standards in hosting. This grew out of the Hospitable Hosts book project, now into its fifth edition as she was fascinated by the stories behind the hosts. She herself hosts 15 properties in the England’s Cotswolds where she was based for many years, and now uses technology and her hospitality training to host from the other side of the world.

An interesting and important episode for every host with leading expert in Australiasia, Eacham Curry from Expedia. We go from state to state with mentions of New Zealand and how regulations are managed across each region. With regulations and codes of conduct being a hot topic, this episode is packed with the latest updates and importantly, how to be a voice across this important part of your business.

Such an interesting episode with Karly from Wandering Escapes. A high end property management business for holiday homes, Karly also works as a consultant in the setup and design of a property before handing it back to the owner, ready to run with success.

As Australia’s representative on the international Airbnb Host Board, Geoff Gedge trouble shoots issues on all hosts’ behalf. In today’s podcast we talk to Geoff about how he makes co-hosting work, what may happen with the fallout from rising fuel costs and working with his new best friend, Claude the AI bot.Suggested replySend feedback