Case Study: Lifty Life achieves 3x inventory growth and scalable Western Canada operations with Hostaway

Hostaway's Partnership helps Lifty Life Manage Across Western Canada

Lifty Life is a full‑service vacation rental manager operating across BC and Alberta that needed to scale remote operations and expand beyond Airbnb. They switched from iGMS to Hostaway to gain revenue management and multi‑channel support, add VRBO and direct bookings, and automate guest messaging, cleaning ops, and pricing across properties scattered up to 14 hours apart.

Hostaway’s platform and integrations (including Beyond Pricing, Zapier and WordPress) gave Lifty Life centralized channel management, automated messaging and cleaning notifications, and near‑fully automated pricing. As a result, inventory has grown 3x, VRBO plus their book‑direct strategy now represent 20% of revenue, 55% of messages are automated, and operational workflows (Slack alerts, reporting, OTA content APIs) improved—outcomes Lifty Life attributes directly to Hostaway.

Lifty Life

Connor Griffiths

Chief Executive Officer