Weekly Discount vs. Set Weekly Pricing

Sarah327
Level 7
England, United Kingdom

Weekly Discount vs. Set Weekly Pricing

One of Airbnb's 'helpful' pricing tips, suggesting I set a weekly discount of 20%, popped up today and implied my listing would get more visibility as a result.

 

The confusing thing is, I already use the 'weekly pricing' option that offers guests a more competitive rate for 7 night stays. Although, I don't tend to get many weekly stays without making it a requirement i.e. during the summer holidays or festive period. 

 

How do the two pricing tools work in conjunction with one another? UPDATE - the weekly pricing appears to override my set weekly pricing! 

 

Whilst this isn't a huge issue, it does mean I need to turn SMART pricing off and set new nightly prices. If I don't, I'll earn much less than before. Why is Airbnb doing this?! 

 

I am now so confused about how to set my pricing now because I need:

 

  1. Highly nightly prices for guests who will only ever stay the min. 2 nights (and take a LOT of work).

  2. Seasonal nightly prices that encourage bookings during the winter/quieter periods.

  3. Weekly discounts to encourage guests to stay longer.

 

Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas would be greatly appreciated!

1 Reply 1
Ricardo85
Level 10
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

@Sarah327 

 

Are you using "Rule Sets"?

 

Ricardo

 

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