HCH040: Vanessa de Souza Lage: Sustainable STR solutions with Sustonica

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Vanessa de Souza Lage, CEO and Co-Founder of Sustonica, is the special guest on today’s Holiday Cottage Handbook Podcast.

From property management in Rome to setting up Rentals United and eventually founding Sustonica, Vanessa is a trailblazer in the short-term rentals space.

During this episode, learn:

· Why Sustonica is making a difference in the STR space

· How to achieve sustainability certification for your rental

· The advantages of earning certification

· The simple things you can do to be more sustainable

· Why we need more education about sustainability

Vanessa picked Enso Connect for her favourite brand and gave Cristiana Carpini a special shout-out.

4:31 Vanessa’s story in the STR industry

7:27 Top tips for hosts and property managers

10:11 How the STR industry has developed since Rentals United was launched

13:54 The elevator pitch for Sustonica

17:06 How to earn sustainability certification (it’s simpler than you think)

20:58 The advantages of earning sustainability certification

22:34 The cost and further information

23:47 Guests are looking to stay at eco-friendly rentals

24:26 The simple things you can do to be more sustainable

28:20 More education is needed to help people implement sustainability

30:56 What would you say to hosts who say they don’t have the time or money for sustainability?

34:31 Favourite brand: Enso Connect

35:04 Individual shout-out: Cristiana Carpini

35:52 No. 1 lesson learned since founding Sustonica

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Vanessa de Souza Lage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessadesouzalage/

Sustonica: https://www.sustonica.com/

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RentalWise: https://www.rentalwise.com/

Sustonica: https://www.sustonica.com/

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Mentions:

EnviroRental: https://envirorental.earth/

Enso Connect: https://ensoconnect.com/

Cristiana Carpini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristiana-carpini-40b65413/

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