Lack of bookings this year

[Isaac328]

I run an Airbnb in Ghana , Accra . A place that is so busy and loved by many travelers.

I have had the same experience 

when I first started my Airbnb last year, it was very successful though I started very late into the year

this year 2022!!! The worst investment came from this platform. “No show” whatsoever. Not a single booking.

I just can’t understand. Sometimes I feel my property doesn’t even appear on the adverts or seen anywhere. 

I mean how ? 

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[Inna22]

@Isaac328 I am really surprised. You have good pictures and good descriptions. Your reviews are great too. There are lots of posts here and on line about general steps- making tweaks every day, even number of words your description should contain. 

[Bel6965]

hello Isaac, 

Actually this is the same that happened to me, 

I started airbnb a few months ago and it was going very well, but now NOT a SINGLE request, let alone booking and I am so worried and somehow deludedcI would say. 

I lowered the price, have been active on the site almost all day, 

And I also feel that my property doesn't appear. 

and I also;  I mean how?  

[Huma0]

@Isaac328 

I see your reviews are all from stays between December 2021 and February 2022. So, were these stays all booked in the first few weeks of you listing your airbnbs? The reason I ask is because new listings get a temporary boost in the search results. It could be that boost that brought in the bookings and, once that was gone, your listing slipped down the search results.

Furthermore, 2022 has been a very difficult year for many hosts booking wise because Airbnb made some radical changes to the website and the search algorithms which adversely affected a lot of listings. However, those changes were brought about in May 2022, so that doesn't explain why you were not getting bookings earlier in the year. 

Firstly, check out similar listings in your area and have a look at their calendars. If these are showing a lot of open dates, it could be there is reduced demand. In some areas, a lot of new listings have come on to the market this year, meaning that the supply now far outstrips the demand. 

Next, go to the 'insights' section on your dashboard and check your views. It will show you the past month as default, but you can change the dates to view previous months as well. Make a comparison to the number of views in the period when you were getting bookings.

If you are currently getting lots of views, then it might be a problem with your listing or the price. 

If you are not getting views, then it's likely a problem with your placement in the search results. Try doing an 'incognito' search, i.e. log out, delete cookies and browsing history and then try to search for your listing on the website. Or better still, use a different device (maybe a friend's or family member's) which is not associated with your Airbnb account.