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Friends, a little partnership news, and a big thank-you to go with it!

When the industry shifted this year we did what we always do: we asked the community. Thousands of our graduates compared channel managers in our private hosting forum, and the clear winner, by a landslide, was Lodgify.

Real humans on support, tools that behave, and no tech degree required.

So we’ve teamed up, and from until the end of the year our community gets 20% off with the code HOSTING20. Everything you need to make the move, the free trial, the walk through and the code, is at the first link in our bio.

Always in your corner, team THM ❤️ by @thehostingmasterclass

In The News 👏: Such a lovely celebration of all those we help into home ownership for the first time through hosting from @domain.com.au including myself with little @captainsrest way back when!

It’s such a beautiful, loving and supportive community inside our doors here at @thehostingmasterclass we do live in a happy little bubble. Sometimes I zoom out and it’s hard to fathom what a positive impact collectively we’ve had on people’s lives all around the world over the last ten years.

A big thank you to @mossandwheels and @______campnowhere for openly sharing their stories (pinch and zoom in to read!), to all of you here for so much love around this community - which is so rare and special to find, and to the wonderful @paulinemorrissey who put this beautiful piece together.

We send big congratulations to all our students who’ve trusted us to guide them on their dreams and journeys, and a warm welcome to all we’ll help into the years to come. ❤️ by @thehostingmasterclass

Welcome to our corner of the internet! Our email list is where it all happens. And it’s good stuff - first, often free and from the world’s very best.

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And, we will get you started on your own life changing journey, just like so many others.

📸 @jessicatremp for @sarahandrews.co best selling book, The Poetry of Spaces. by @thehostingmasterclass

Hi it’s still me Emma of hibiki_haus and while I’ve got the keys to the THM insta, I thought I’d continue to show some love to our members via the Handbook of Hosts.

Seriously a treasure trove of the BEST airbnbs around the world and my go-to whenever I’m lucky enough to travel.

Today I found this super cute gem located in Victoria in the Otway Ranges.

*funfact : my family spent every school holidays in the Otways visiting our grandparents in Apollo Bay. The rainforest is incredible 🌿🌳and we used to ‘sail’ handmade wooden sailboats down the river with my Grandpa. I wish I still had them. RIP Cyril ⛵️❤️

dufflebird_getaways is “a Steam: Train Carriage with a wonderful past. Hosts Mike & Fleur, spent over nine months restoring the carriage, including careful use of salvaged materials to create a completely original interior. Seeing the absolute delight of their guests experiencing Steam for the first time never tires, it truly is the perfect getaway for those looking for something extra special.”

They’ve just been featured in Country Style so let’s show Mike & Fleur some love! 🤎

#handbookofhosts #thehostingmasterclass #countrystyle #uniqueairbnb by @thehostingmasterclass

Introducing : Forty Beach.
- a shack built for two just 45mins from Hobart, Simone has brought to life briny, Cape Cod vibes with a touch of seafaring romance amongst the seagrass at Connelly's Marsh in southern Tasmania.

There is something quietly magical about the southern tip of Australia, personally I feel a sense of renewal every time I dip into those oh-so-salty seas that doesn't happen anywhere else in the world.

Let's show Simone and her beautiful creation some love @forty_beach 🛟⛱️🦪 by @thehostingmasterclass

Why does professional photography matter?*

If you're new to hosting, it's a fair question. You've already outlaid a small (or large) fortune setting up your magnificent pile and now at the last hurdle, there's one more significant outlay.

Firstly, composition. Photographers are artists - they see the world through a unique lens (philosophically and literally) and how they compose a picture can completely change the viewer's perspective.

Secondly, light. It's literally in the name - 'phos or photos' means light, 'grapho' means write in Greek - photographers are masters at writing with light. No matter how good my iphone might be at capturing some beautiful moments at Hibiki Haus, it is no comparison with what @love_annacritchley and others have captured.

Finally, they tell stories with pictures for a living. The saying 'a picture tells the story of a thousand words' is an axiom for a reason.

If you haven't got the budget to pay for professional photography in the beginning, do a callout on social media offering a free stay in exchange for photos - you'll be amazed with the number of enormously talented people out there who will help you.

All photos in this carousel by the wonderful @love_annacritchley

*in the humble opinion of me, Emma @hibiki_haus

#photography📷 #thehostingmasterclass #howtohost by @thehostingmasterclass

BEFORE & AFTERS : HIBIKI HAUS hibiki_haus

Emma here with something that I never seem to have enough time to put together, the much loved before and after vid.

A Grand Designs obsessive and working in telly for decades, I’m a sucker for a before and after transformation. We all know they do not represent the hundreds of actual hours that go into a renovation, but I do find it rather satisfying to see it all come together in under 20 seconds.

Those of you who’ve followed @hibiki_haus for a while will know that I built that stone wall myself, painted the whole interior and installed all the curtains and blinds with my friend. As a solopreneur I’ve had to do everything on a very tight budget but it’s honestly made me love Hibiki Haus all the more.

I know there’s a lot of clever DIY builders out there so please share your proudest moments in the comments below 🤗🤎

#diy #beforeandafter #ladytradie #the #hosting #thehostingmasterclass by @thehostingmasterclass

Featuring another hosting masterclass alum ninapatinametalworks who’s beautiful Huon Valley store is a must visit any time I head down south.

#thehostingmasterclass #designstore #metalware #GardenDesign #tasmania by @thehostingmasterclass

Let me introduce the stunning @55_portstephens 💫🐚

Rosie has created the most gorgeous holiday home in Port Stephens in NSW - full of nourishment and love, I can just feel the salty air on my skin from here!

Her ethos is similar to @hibiki_haus, 55 Port Stephens is perfect for those looking for quiet nights under the stars, sunrises, sunsets, full moons over the water, wildlife, connection and time with your favourite people.

My kinda place. 🐚🦞🌊

#Portstephens #slowliving #destinationnsw #Australia #thehostingmasterclass

@55_portstephens by @thehostingmasterclass

How I tell the story of @hibiki_haus in under 20 seconds.

1. Why here? What is your guest’s why? What are they escaping from or running towards? Hibiki Haus is ‘escape from the noise (mental, physical)’

2. Why now? Is it seasonal? Is it experiential? EG: it’s snowing so get cozy or, celebrate your love and get married here.

3. Why this place? What is unique about your offering? Hibiki Haus is a secret garden in a forest, at the bottom of the world.

4. Compression and release. Film your spaces with this is mind. Tight focus shots with action, wider establishing shots to set the scene. Edit them to flow from compression (tight) to release (wide).

5. Trending audio helps but is not a guarantee so choose music that reflects your vibe and be consistent

I hope that helps! I’m certainly no expert but these are the storytelling non-negotiables I live by that seem to be working this month (1.8M views and climbing 😳)

Save this post for future edit sessions and let me know your techniques for storytelling on Insta. 💫✨😊 @hibiki_haus #storytelling #howto #airbnb by @thehostingmasterclass

Hi I'm Emma, creator of @hibiki_haus and I'll be doing a lil takeover of The Hosting Masterclass feed for a while. 👋

Thanks to @sarahandrews.co loving support, her amazing course and this INCREDIBLE community of cheerleaders (that’s you guys!), I launched Hibiki Haus in May of this year. The response has been swift and overwhelmingly positive - seems like retreating to the forest was something a lot of people were waiting for and I'm so grateful I can provide some nourishment to the burnt out peeps out there.

But how did I get here?

A self-identifying Japanofile, at 23 I landed in Osaka with just a phone number in my pocket and no plan. With no real funds or speaking the language, within a week I was working in a bar owned by a man I'd later learn was Yakuza. It was 1998 & 6 months stretched into 2 years.

I spent most of my career telling other people's stories — producing film and TV across Australia and South East Asia, but there's a version of a life where you're always shaping other people's material and never your own. Eventually that stopped being enough.

So I built things instead. On the Greek island of Tinos, I took a scattered collection of local houses and turned them into a business — @aegeandreambnb (pics 3 & 4)
Turns out understanding the mechanics of storytelling is a good basis for hospitality. Anticipating your hero's wants and needs lets you drive the experience - crafting a guest's dream scenario and then delivering it was immensely satisfying.

These days you'll find me in northern Tasmania, on 50 acres of forest I share with my dog Stanley, building the kind of intentional, unhurried life I used to read about in Thoreau. It's called Hibiki Haus — the word means resonance, an echo — and it's the closest thing I've made to a self-portrait: equal parts wabi-sabi Zen master, equal parts poetic stonemason.

If there's a thread through all of it — Osaka, film sets, Tinos, this forest — it's that I've never sat still inside someone else's idea of a safe life. I keep choosing the harder, more interesting thing, and so far it keeps paying off. Ask me again in ten years. 🤎 by @thehostingmasterclass

I LOVE interior design and styling and while there are literally so many things I can pick as favourite aspects of my job as a photographer (what a dream!!!!), one of my most favourites is being inspired by spaces and bookmarking ideas for future homes!! 😅

Here are 10 things I’ve been inspired by in spaces I’ve photographed, in no particular order -

1. Mixing metals!!! What a brilliant idea @sarahandrews.co had styling a gold kitchen with a silver vintage coffee maker @post_house_carlton - love!
2. Collecting things over time. Fee @bayhues has such an incredible eye and I love seeing the things she collects and adds to her space over time. This corner looks so different now but I loveee its evolution with all the collected pieces
3. Turning a full room into a bathroom!!!!!!! @jj_and_the_gypsy is the ultimate queen of doing this and I’m obsessed
4. Wallpaper on the ceiling?? @sunways.orford yes please
5. Bringing the outside in. Wildflowers in the garden, wildflowers in vases inside @lotteshjem
6. Colour drench dreams @post_house_carlton
7. Speaking of colour, adding colour to the kitchen - how gorgeous is that butter yellow fridge and the sweetest blue cabinet @theinnbeechworth
8. Letting curtains drape on the floor - never hemming a curtain again!!! @sabi.stays
9. Drawing on the walls!!! One of my favourite things about @post_house_carlton was the drawings on the wall that the post master made that @dr_hannah_chapman chose to leave in the updates they made to the space. Incredibly special
10. Letting the wild things grow and be @sahraonthefarm

I can truly go on. There isn’t a single space I’ve photographed that hasn’t inspired me in some way or the other.

What little things have your heart when you visit fellow THM houses? Have you bookmarked ideas too?? I’d love to hear about who and what inspired you!

— @ishitamoghe

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Hi I’m Ishita. I’m a photographer and I’m doing a little Instagram takeover for @thehostingmasterclass 💫 by @thehostingmasterclass