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Prices that follow seasons and events
A fireworks night is worth more than a wet Tuesday in June. Pricing by season, weekday and the town's own events, and checking it against what travellers search for, is how a small house earns more from the nights it already has.
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Seasons and weekdays
- A base price, and how far it moves
The town's own calendar
- Fireworks, festivals, plum and autumn leaves
Minimum stays
- When two nights earn more than one
What the research says
- Hosts who adopted automated pricing earned 8.6% more a day on average (Zhang et al., Marketing Science, 2021)
Where it happens
- In the console
- Calendar & rates; price suggestions on Pro
- On
- Host and Pro (suggestions on Pro)