Booking not coming

[Arun497]

I’m new host I have 2 BR good property in Marina Dubai but booking is not coming 

[Robin4]

@Arun497 

Arun, it's always  slow getting started, guests need to see you have some sort of track record before they will confidently book.

It is wise to offer an incentive for guest to book with you initially. I don't mean offer a big discount, that just attracts bargain hunters and they never make good guests. Offer a bottle of wine if your local laws allow it, some nice chocolates. Offer the guest something they are not expecting even if it eats into your profit. As soon as you get on your feet with a few reviews behind you, you can adjust your price or what you offer.

I was struggling to get more than a handful of bookings those first few months after I started out, but now Arun, Airbnb keeps my booking calendar completely full. For the last 3 months of this year it looks like the only night we will have had vacant was the 15th October......one empty night in 3 months........

You just have to be patient Arun, the guests will come,  just do a random search of your area every now and then to make sure your listing is visible. You are showing up in an area search but down on page 5. I suggest each few days you alter something in your listing description.....add a photo, an amenity, change a house rule, get a friend to send an enquiry. Put the price up a dollar or two and then a week later bring it down again.

The algorithm that governs search placement responds to activity and if you can keep a bit of activity happening on your site it will improve your search ranking.

Good luck with it Arun, you have a nice property and I hope you get the success that many of us have had listing with Airbnb.

Cheers........Rob. 

[Emilie]

Hi @Arun497, 

Welcome to the community! How long has your listing been available now?

I can imagine you are impatient to welcome your first guests -Robin has kindly shared some advice based on his experience, which I hope you will find reassuring. You might also find 👉 this conversation, where many hosts shared how they got their first bookings, quite an interesting read.

@Priti22 @Nadine910 @Monette12 @Aanbar0 As fellow hosts in Dubai, do you have any more suggestions for Arun on how you got your first booking?

I hope this helps. 🙂

Emilie