This Airbnb Setting Is Secretly COSTING You Bookings (turn it off!!!)

Airbnb Hosting and Short Term Rental TipsJun 9, 202515m 13s5.2K viewsScore 85
Pricing & Profitability
intermediate
extra guest fee
Airbnb pricing
conversion rate
search ranking
parent-child listing
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Summary

AI-generated

This video explains how Airbnb's extra guest fee setting can make your listing appear more expensive in search results, potentially costing you bookings and hurting your conversion rate. It advises hosts to disable this fee and price their listing appropriately for its maximum capacity.

Key insights

  • Airbnb heavily weighs price and guest count in search results, making an inflated price due to per-guest fees a major deterrent for potential bookings.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Hosts may unknowingly have the extra guest fee enabled from when they first started, leading to a loss of potential revenue and bookings without realizing the cause.

Tools & resources

  • Airbnb Hosting Handbookcourse

    A comprehensive handbook is offered for learning how to be an Airbnb host.

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