How To Trick The Airbnb Algorithm To Book At Higher Rates
Summary
Daniel Rusteen explains a pricing strategy where he increases the base price of his Airbnb listing when his calendar is full in order to signal to the Airbnb algorithm that his calendar is popular and should be promoted to more users. He recommends doing this so that when occupancy starts to drop again, you can lower prices to entice bookings, and the algorithm sees that your listing is now on sale.
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