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Case study · Short-term rentals

A bookings and admin VA for a short-term rentals business

We placed a Virtual Assistant with a short-term rentals business, working 20 hours a week. The VA handles invoicing, booking changes, cleaner scheduling, listings and social media.

The role

Virtual Assistant

20 hours a week

Running since

February 2026

8 months and counting

Hours logged

167

since 31 August 2026

Procedures written

4

kept by the business

What they needed

The owner needed the admin behind the bookings taken off their hands: invoices, payment tracking, cancellations and changes with the booking platforms, and keeping listings up to date. The role was set up at 20 hours a week across Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

What the VA does

  • Creates and sends invoices to guests and property owners, and files them on the Drive.
  • Keeps the payment tracker up to date.
  • Handles cancellations and booking changes with Airbnb and Booking.com.
  • Blocks and unblocks dates in the calendar for each property.
  • Schedules the cleaners around each property's check-ins and check-outs.
  • Reduces pricing on empty properties and refreshes listing details.
  • Sends email campaigns on GHL to previous guests and construction companies.
  • Creates the social media content, preparing the posts and graphics for the coming week.
  • Writes the guest reviews on Airbnb.

What changed

Has run invoicing, booking changes and listing work since February 2026. The role has run for 8 months and is still running, with 167 hours logged since 31 August 2026 and 4 procedures written down. The VA sends a weekly report to the business.

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