Field notes from
the road.
Travel writing from people who actually went. Not SEO filler, not chatbot copy. New essays each month.
You Don't Have to Choose Between Airbnb and Booking.com
Hosting is a craft before it's a business. What the data says about India's homestay boom, why Booking.com's prepayment change spooked hosts, and how to add new channels without losing control of the account you already built.
Essays, guides, and dispatches.
Airbnb search matches listings to search text. One listing, one guest-count bucket. List the same rooms as multiple configurations and you show up in more searches, the smallest free step to see your own numbers.
Compare the major channel managers for homestays in India in 2026 - NextPax, Hostaway, Guesty, Channex, SiteMinder. Pricing, MMT/Goibibo support, real costs.
Airbnb vs Booking.com vs MakeMyTrip for Indian hosts. Commission, payouts, guest quality, calendar tools, and the case for listing on all three.
Step-by-step homestay registration in India: NIDHI portal, state schemes, GST exemption rules, MUDRA loans, and the rules each state actually enforces.
Start a homestay business in India: registration, loans, taxation, listing on every major OTA, and what hosts actually earn in 2026.