The international short-term rental conference – Scale Eastern Europe
The Scale international conference for holiday rental hosts and managers is coming to Bulgaria for the first time.
Join the industry's leading global companies, speakers from around the world, and hosts and managers from across Eastern Europe. Learn what is new and what matters in the market, and spend a memorable day of training and unmatched networking opportunities.
Programme
- 9:00 – 9:10 Opening – Boris Pavlov
- 9:10 – 9:20 Address by the Minister of Tourism – Miroslav Borshosh
- 9:20 – 9:30 Address by the Mayor of Sofia – Vasil Terziev
- 9:30 – 10:00 An introduction to the short-term rental industry – Richard Vaughton
- 10:00 – 10:30 Overview of the European regulatory environment
- 10:30 – 11:00 Industry forecasts for 2025: key elements for growth in small and medium enterprises – Birkan Kaan (Booking)
- 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30 – 11:50 Revenue management beyond the nightly rate – Siana Veselinova (PriceLabs)
- 11:50 – 12:10 How to increase revenue by 20% and satisfaction by 100% through the right branding approach – Massimo Bernardi (Full Price)
- 12:10 – 12:30 Automating daily tasks: win back time with the right tools – Chavdar Marinov (Hostify)
- 12:30 – 13:00 Global travel trends and forecasts for 2025 (Unpack '25) – James Cassidy (VRBO)
- 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 – 14:45 Challenges and opportunities in scaling your business – Adam Nevded (Prague Days), Kamen Manev (Flat Manager), Kamil Krzyżanowski (Renters)
- 14:45 – 15:15 Professionalisation and standards in the industry – Simon Lehmann
- 15:15 – 16:00 Integrating technology into the holiday rental industry – Chavdar Marinov (Hostify), Alexander Karavitis (Hosthub), Moran Golboim (Boom)
- 16:00 – 16:20 Coffee break
- 16:20 – 16:50 How to triple average rental income through better property presentation – Neely Khan
- 16:50 – 17:20 10 core strategies for more direct bookings – Damian Sheridan
- 17:20 – 17:50 Practical AI applications in the industry: the link between technology and the human approach – Moran Golboim (Boom)
- 17:50 – 18:20 Closing and a look ahead: how artificial intelligence will change the industry – Boris Pavlov
- 18:20 – 19:30 Cocktail reception
More information here: ee.scalerentals.show