Need help please - why can’t I move past this point in my listing?

[LuAnne11]

Under Basic Requirement it says I need to accept reservations.  Where and how do I do this?  I’ve checked every setting I can find and not finding anything.  Thanks for the help!

[Emiel1]

@LuAnne11 

You can choose "Instant Book" or choose to manually handle each booking request (recommended for new hosts). You can make this choice under "booking settings", first section "How guests can book"

More:.

Instant Book:

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/523/what-is-instant-book

Manually:

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/28/what-do-i-do-after-i-get-a-request-to-book

Hope this helps,

Emiel

[LuAnne11]

I already have instant book set.  Any other ideas?

[Jeff158]

@LuAnne11  possibly reservation preferences are set to specific dates and need setting to 3 months or more.

This link has a few other answers

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/topic/1028/list-your-space

[Sarah977]

@LuAnne11  If you have a brand new listing and what you're seeing is a message that you need to work on this, just ignore it. It's an Airbnb programming stupidity where all new hosts get these "warnings" on their accounts that they're falling down on the job, when in fact, they haven't even gotten their first reservation.

[LuAnne11]

So it won’t stop my listing from going live even if it’s saying it’s not complete?

[Sarah977]

@LuAnne11  Try it and see. Or contact Airbnb to find out why it's saying that.

[Ramona2]

@LuAnne11 

Building a competitive listing starts with having a clear, accurate description of what guests will get. This leads to better ratings, accurate listings with hosts that offer good trip experiences.

Here are a few things you can do to make your listing stand out.

https://www.airbnb.ie/help/article/431/how-do-i-make-my-listing-more-competitive

Keep in mind the advice that Airbnb gives you by notifications, email, calendar.

Wish you more reservations and a great summer!

Ramona