@Fred13 your response was thoughtful. Yes Airbnb is a booking agency as you stated and it delivers the goods for me. I must be delivering the same for my guests as my booking percentage is 83%(just checked). I am happy with this as I control when I want to be open to fit in with my life. You could say I am not a full-time business person
I had a peek at what you offer on Airbnb and yes your "Bird Island" offers a unique island holiday with water views surrounding it with privacy. The services offered by you would be helpful for guests staying. What a wonderful place to stay I'd like to put it on the wish list for one day.
@Catherine-Powell did explain when Covid was about and people adopted to different work cultures and blending it with travel and longer stays keeping the industry viable for some. Cathryn also mentions that people took up short stays with their region or short travel distances which was evident in Australia because we were state bound with no border crossing. This did enable Airbnb hosts that wished to be viable.
Now we have moved on with rules and travel but what I tried to point out was that I had visualised in my local area that we did have a boom with Airbnb places hitting the market.
It looks that it has now become saturated with Airbnbs and host joining up with other search stations
to continue with their viability
Our local area is seasonal and school holidays but and we also have a down time in winter.
For the new hosts they haven't factored this in and there is a bit of price cutting.
I believe if you offer the goods that people want you will always get bookings.
Thanks again Fed for your thoughts on the topic.