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Six ways to get last-minute

bookings

Adding discounts and allowing shorter stays can help fill your calendar.

Even the most popular listings have unexpected openings sometimes. Consider these six tips for attracting last-minute bookings and maximizing your earnings.

1. Add a last-minute discount

Last-minute discounts help give guests an incentive to book. They apply to reservations booked 1 to 28 days before check-in.

For discounts of 10% or more off your 60-day median price, guests see a special callout on your listing page and in search results. Your discounted price appears alongside your original one, which is crossed out.

To add a last-minute discount:

  • Go to the Pricing tab in your listing’s calendar.
  • Under More discounts, open Last-minute discounts.
  • Enter the number of days before arrival, between 1 and 28.
  • Enter the percentage discount you’d like to offer.

You can adjust the discount based on when reservations are booked, raising it incrementally as the date gets closer, for example. 

Note that this discount isn’t available when Smart Pricing is turned on.

2. Allow shorter stays

Guests looking for impromptu getaways may have only a day or two to travel. Lowering your minimum trip length gives them the option to book shorter stays, and that helps you reach last-minute travelers. 

 To lower your trip minimum:

 

  • Go to the Availability tab in your listing’s calendar.
  • Tap Minimum nights under Trip length.
  • Edit the minimum trip length to the number of nights that works for you.

3. Compare similar listings in your area

Airbnb’s compare similar listings tool can help you set a competitive price for unbooked nights. Check the average prices of similar listings in your area for the same dates and consider adjusting your nightly rate. 

To compare similar listings:

  • Go to the Pricing tab in your listing’s calendar.
  • Select a date range of up to 31 days.
  • Tap View similar listings.

A map of your area will show average prices of similar listings nearby, based on factors like location, size, and amenities. Use the buttons on the map to show booked or unbooked listings.

“I’m always checking that my pricing is competitive, so I want to see how much other hosts in my area are getting per night,” says Felicity, a Host Advisory Board member and Superhost in New South Wales, Australia.

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Six ways to get last-minute booking

Six ways to get last-minute bookings Adding discounts and allowing shorter stays can help fill your calendar. Even the most popular listings have unexpected openings

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