Strategies and techniques used to maximize the occupancy rate of a short-term rental property, such as adjusting pricing, using multiple booking channels, and offering promotions.
Glossary Term: Availability Calendar
The process of tracking and managing available dates for short-term rentals across multiple platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, often using specialized software to avoid double-bookings.
The process of managing availability calendars across multiple short-term rental platforms (like Airbnb and VRBO) to avoid double-bookings and optimize occupancy rates.
A specified minimum number of nights that guests must book for a short-term rental, often implemented to minimize turnover costs and attract longer stays.
A booking request made directly by a guest through a platform’s booking system, as opposed to an inquiry or pre-booking communication.
A digital calendar that displays the availability of a short-term rental property. Hosts use ebooking calendars to manage reservations, avoid double-bookings, and track occupancy rates.
A digital calendar used by hosts to manage bookings, block off unavailable dates, and track guest stays for their short-term rentals.
The practice of tracking and updating the availability of short-term rental properties on a daily basis, ensuring accurate booking calendars and preventing double bookings.
A digital calendar used by hosts to manage reservations, block dates for personal use, and sync bookings across multiple platforms like Airbnb and VRBO.
A centralized system used by property managers to manage bookings, availability calendars, and rates across multiple platforms like Airbnb and VRBO.
The process of automatically updating your rental calendar across multiple platforms (e.g., Airbnb, VRBO, direct bookings) to prevent double bookings.
When a new guest checks in immediately after the previous guest checks out, resulting in no vacancy between reservations.