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Published: December 7, 2020
Pricing & Profitability

Summary

This article discusses the importance of a structured revenue management routine for short-term rental businesses, with a focus on daily and weekly pricing workflows. It highlights the significance of reviewing bookings, understanding booking windows, and making small, consistent price adjustments. Hosts should implement a regular pricing review schedule, analyze booking data for pricing signals, and consider their minimum stay rules for optimal revenue.

Key Insights

  • Reviewing every booking reveals pricing and demand signals.
  • The biggest revenue mistake most STR operators make isn’t their pricing tool… but the lack of a daily and weekly pricing routine.

Action Items

  • Implement a scheduled revenue management routine, including daily and weekly pricing reviews.
    Effort: low
    Impact: medium
  • Review bookings as data to identify pricing and demand signals.
    Effort: low
    Impact: medium

Tools & Resources

  • Freewyld Foundry: Learn more about Freewyld Foundry(https://www.freewyldfoundry.com)

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