Define your guest avatar to attract more bookings
Summary
This article discusses revenue management strategies for short-term rentals, including daily and weekly pricing routines, booking review analysis, and the importance of adapting to market conditions. Hosts should focus on scheduled revenue management, analyzing booking behavior, and making small, consistent price adjustments. Learn how to review pacing and adapt to last-minute bookings.
Key Insights
- •Weekends require different attention than weekdays.
- •Small daily price changes can increase exposure on OTAs.
- •Early bookings can indicate underpricing or upcoming events.
Action Items
- ✓Review every booking to reveal pricing and demand signals.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Review pacing on a weekly basis using Market Penetration Index (MPI).Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Make small daily price adjustments to increase OTA exposure.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Freewyld Foundry: Learn more about Freewyld Foundry
- →Freewyld Foundry Revenue Review: Get a Free Revenue Review
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