Sharp drop in inquiries/Comunication and reservations after end of may

[Alberto132]

Guys, one of my houses must be one of the 5 most rented among the houses for more than 16 people on the coast of São Paulo Brazil.

In the last 3 years, I had about 95% of rentals on weekends, that is, at most 2 weekends without rentals in the whole year.

I noticed that after May, when I had 100% of weekends rented, my demand dropped dramatically and I only have the last weekend rented in June and only 1 scheduled for July.

Comparing to the last 2 years, I had 100% of rentals on weekends in June and July and a few more in the middle of the week. I don't understand what happened because my average rating remained the same and my price increased only 7% compared to last year.

In the last 3 years, I was a superhost part of the year and part not, but I didn't notice any change in demand because of this.

 In April of this year, I lost my superhost rating like last year, but the average remained the same, close to 6.7.

I tried to see the performance of some old competitors and it seems that they were not doing well either.

Has anyone else noticed this abrupt drop in reservations since the end of May?

Do you have any idea what might have happened since the average is the same and the price is practically adjusted for annual inflation?

Thank you.

[Kenchy0]

Well you might be experiencing a downturn because of Brazil’s visa requirement for US citizens.  Because of Trump Brazil is now requiring visitor visas.  Maybe look at who has been booking and see if it was a majority of non Brazilians.  

our listing in Natal hasn’t seen much of a change but we have fewer Americans booking where we are.  

if you find that it is a lack of Americans booking you might want to add some details on how to get a visitor visa or pivot your listing to more wealthy Brazilian clients.  It’s a tough position to be in. 

[Elisa]

Hi @Alberto132 😊, 

Thank you for sharing this here!

I’m sorry about this situation. What do you think of Kenchy’s point of view?

It might be helpful for you to connect with hosts from your area to see if this could be related to visa requirements.

👉 Local Host Clubs. 

Let me know how it goes!

Warm regards 🌻,