How do I edit my promotions in the new format?

[RoniSue0]

I like to start with minor discounts ("promotions") and increase them as the dates near,  if they aren't booked. I don't see any edit options. Where is the sliding tool that has the discounts on it? Gone? Thanks for any advice. 

[Sangeeta8]

Great idea. I shall go figure it out and let you know, too. Sangeeta Singh 

[Rachel1472]

Did you ever get a reply because I would like to know this too?  I'm so irritated when they make these changes and it's not intuitive.

[Chris1107]

I agree,  they make changes and make no mention of how you need to relearn how to do everything.  They made it worse.. 

[Dan211]

Yes, I'm also not seeing any option to edit custom promotions as we had been able to in the past 😞

Hoping there is a solution for this soon...

[Bhumika · Accepted solution]

Hi @RoniSue0 @Dan211 @Rachel1472 ,

You can now set your custom promotions in the new Calendar settings section (click on the Settings icon, then 'Pricing', then 'Promotions'). Once you set custom promotions, these will be visible when you edit the relevant calendar dates. 

Currently, you may not be able to edit custom promotions. If you wish to change your discount percentage, you will need to delete and create a new custom promotion.

I hope this helps!

[RoniSue0]

Thank you for responding and confirming that it's not possible to edit promotions now. To edit mine, I have started deleting them, then setting new ones. This is less convenient than it used to be. I hope it will be possible to edit them soon. Thank you. 

[Chris1107]

Yes but if you remove a promotion, you cant add it back if it is within a certain amount of days.   What is the rules on deleting promotions and adding them back exactly?  When will they fix the ability to edit.  

[Ingrid345]

Hello,

Yes can someone answer how often we should add, delete, and add promotions?  I am going on 7 years of being an AIRBNB superhost.  But now with this new way of promotions, along with the market being saturated with many other listings around me, I am suffering badly.  Please advise.  I appreciate your time.

[Joan2709]

@Ingrid345 

Keep a sharp eye on what your competition is doing; especially in the slow season. Use the Custom Promotions benefits (you get all 4 at 20% discount) instead of manually lowering your prices. Alot depends on your booking lead time; do guests typically book last minute for your property, or further out?

Be careful with Custom Promotions, as they do "stack" on top of other promotions you might be using like Early Bird, Last Minute, Weekly, or Monthly that would apply to a reservation. We don't use some of those discounts, as we run alot of promotions in slow season. We do have a monthly discount, so we run promotions maybe 2weeks out and not for every week in the month all at once. 

This is an example of of a Host that used a Custom Promotion and it "stacked" on top of their Weekly Discount. Also, they didn't get any benefits from using the Custom Promotion, as they didn't offer at least a 10% discount on the Custom Promotion: