The biggest Airbnb update in a decade
Summary
This article discusses the latest updates from Airbnb in the summer of 2022 and how hosts can optimize revenue management. It covers topics like daily and weekly pricing workflows, booking reviews, and market analysis, helping hosts improve their pricing strategies and overall profitability. Hosts should review the provided information on revenue management strategies to stay ahead of market trends and maximize earnings.
Key Insights
- •Early bookings can indicate underpricing or upcoming events.
- •Small daily price changes can increase exposure on OTAs.
Action Items
- ✓Review every booking to reveal pricing and demand signals.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Pay attention to how weekends require different attention than weekdays.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Freewyld Foundry: Learn more about Freewyld Foundry
Watch Out For
- ⚠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.
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