Listener Q&A: Mastering Airbnb Pricing, Photo Tours & Last-Minute Bookings
Summary
This 'Get Paid For Your Pad' episode discusses optimizing Airbnb listings, using pricing tools effectively, and managing last-minute pricing to boost bookings and revenue. Hosts are advised to use tools like PriceLabs to fine-tune pricing settings and consider an automated approach to last-minute pricing. It also discusses the difference in revenue management for hotels and STRs.
Key Insights
- •STR pricing is dramatically harder than hotel pricing due to product uniqueness, booking windows, guest behavior, and operational constraints.
- •Pricing tools like PriceLabs are a must-have for short-term rental hosts, and hosts should fine-tune the settings to make them work for their business.
Action Items
- ✓Consider an automated approach to last-minute pricing.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
- ✓Hosts should fine-tune pricing settings in tools like PriceLabs.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →PriceLabs: Pricing tools like PriceLabs are a must-have for short-term rental hosts.
Common Mistakes
- ⚠Most hosts underperform not because they lack tools, but because they don’t know what to look at, when to look at it, or how to interpret booking behavior once it shows up.
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