We used to be popular!

[Al38]

Hi there

We used to have many many enquiries when we Airbnb'd last year and were very busy with bookings. I think we may of earned super host status. We took the room off for approx 1 year due to a long term let an are noew back on Airbnb. We have had zero interest in 2 months of being online.

There must be something wrong?

We have a great room in a great popular part of London for a great rate...

Many thanks

A

[Susie0]

If you don't have Instant Booking turned on, that could be part of the reduction in inquiries. I've had the same experience though. Not sure what the problem is! 😞

[Emiel1]

Hello @Al38 ,

Youre listing looks OK to me, it can be found and it can be booked. But there is much more competition now and after a perod of inactivity you can be at the bottom of search results. Did you check the amount of views ? Being popular is not "static", you have to earn it again by recent bookings, reviews, high ratings etc..

Offcourse you can promote your listing also outside Airbnb via Social Media , by Listing or Home Page (maybe change ".com" to ".co.uk" ?). Tip: upload a cover photo on the homepage.

Hope this helps, Emiel 

[Al38]

Thanks guys - will look into this

Wishing you the best

A

[Fred13]

Interesting post. If get the chance Al, please let us know if you notice a lot more listings (as @Emiel1 mentioned) vs. a year ago. Nothing else has changed at your end right?

[Marzena4]

@Al38 I've seen posts from hosts who disappeared for some time and then got back complaining about a low number of bookings or even none at all, like you. It's quite possible that Airbnb treats them worse in their search algorithm.

[Dee109]

Did you Google what the most popular places are in London for Airbnb? I found this by accident and was surprised at what is most popular in the United States.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-most-popular-airbnb-in-every-us-state/ss-AAv5r7t?li=B...

Also the market has changed in the year you weren't online. You should check out your competitors & see what's what.