How to Streamline Your Airbnb Guest Communications
Summary
This article discusses the importance of effective guest communication for Airbnb hosts. It outlines a communication flow, emphasizing the need for accuracy, timeliness, digestibility, frequency, and comprehensiveness to improve guest experience and reviews. Hosts should evaluate their current communication methods and consider implementing the suggested flow to streamline guest interactions.
Key Insights
- •Good guest communication involves providing objective information that’s easy to understand when the guest actually needs it.
- •Effective guest communication significantly influences guest experience and reviews on Airbnb.
Action Items
- ✓Consider implementing the suggested Airbnb guest communication flow: send welcome message immediately after booking, deliver check-in instructions a few days before the stay, resend address/instructions as the flight lands, welcome and resend WiFi password just after check-in, reach out a few hours after arrival for feedback, message guest the morning after the first night, check in every 3 or 4 days, send thank you immediately after checkout, review guest right away, and remind guest to submit a review.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Speedtest: Resources mentioned include Speedtest, Hemingway Editor, Grammarly, Smartbnb, Hostfully, and WhatsApp.
- →Hemingway Editor: Resources mentioned include Speedtest, Hemingway Editor, Grammarly, Smartbnb, Hostfully, and WhatsApp.
- →Smartbnb: Resources mentioned include Speedtest, Hemingway Editor, Grammarly, Smartbnb, Hostfully, and WhatsApp.
- →Hostfully: Resources mentioned include Speedtest, Hemingway Editor, Grammarly, Smartbnb, Hostfully, and WhatsApp.
- →Grammarly: Resources mentioned include Speedtest, Hemingway Editor, Grammarly, Smartbnb, Hostfully, and WhatsApp.
- →WhatsApp: Resources mentioned include Speedtest, Hemingway Editor, Grammarly, Smartbnb, Hostfully, and WhatsApp.
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