Beyond Pricing takes a look at occupancy and travel trends in Paris, France, to show how day of week, seasonality, and local events impact the pricing strategy for Airbnbs.
2. About Us
The first and largest dynamic pricing software provider for Airbnbs
and vacation rentals
$3M in bookings priced per week
Powering pricing for 95% of next-generation property
managers and hospitality brands like Airsorted, Onefinestay,
MyVRHost, Guesthop, LuckeyHomes, and dozens of others
10 years experience helping the worlds largest airlines and hotels
with dynamic pricing
Previously managed 25 vacation rentals in San Francisco as Beyond
Stays
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3. What is Dynamic Pricing?
Changing your price based
on supply and demand
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4. Why is this important?
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Because Demand Changes. A Lot.
5. As Demand Changes, So Do Prices
Price
Rooms Booked
High Season
Low Season
$200
$150
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6. What Happens When You Dont Vary
Your Prices
Host #3
Host #2
Host #1
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!$100!!
!$120!!
!$140!!
!$160!!
!$180!!
!$200!!
!$220!!
!$240!!
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7. What Happens When You Dont Vary
Your Prices
Host #1 - $140/night Chronic Under Pricer
She will be filled 95% of the time and excited about her high
occupancy
Host #2 - $180/night Average Jane
She is excited because she is filled from March-October and
thinks winters are just slow
Host #3 - $220/night Occasional Olivia
Her calendar is usually open, except for big events which are
booked months in advance
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8. Hosts Are Losing Millions of Dollars by
Using Flat-Pricing
$200
$100
$300
$400
Date
Single Nightly Rate
Optimized Rate
Lost revenue
Lost bookings
Money left on the table
during periods of high
demand
Units sitting empty during
periods of low demand
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9. Dynamic Pricing Helps in 2 Ways
1. By lowering your price when
demand is low, you can
increase your occupancy
2. By increasing your price when
demand is high, you can
increase your average nightly
rate
$200
$100
$300
$400
Date
Additional
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$100
$300
$400
Date
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Nightly
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10. 1. Seasonality
2. Day of Week
3. Events
3 Biggest Factors Driving Demand
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11. Seasonality is Different in Every City
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12. Seasonality Also Differs in Neighborhoods
of the Same City
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13. Seasonality Also Differs in Neighborhoods
of the Same City
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14. ChangeinDemand
Day of Week Variations Are Different in
Every City
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16. Event Impact is Highly Local
VS
Event Location X
Hotel CenterX
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17. How Beyond Pricing Works
We find the right average price for your place.
Then, we change that price based on
supply and demand.
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18. Are You a Motel 6 or a Marriott?
VS
VS
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19. Finding the Right Average Price for Your
Place is Tough
Williamsburg Private Bedrooms Prices
NumberofListings
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Motel 6 Marriott Ritz?
20. Many Factors Contribute to How Much
You Can Charge
Amenities
Number of Reviews
Average Star Rating
Quality of Pictures
Number of Pictures
Stainless Steel Appliances
Location
Response Time
Airbnb Search Ranking
Number of Bedrooms
Number of Bathrooms
Number of Beds
Extra Guest Fee
Cleaning Fee
Instant Book
Listing Title
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21. What Matters is How Quickly You Book
Versus the Average
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22. We then vary your average nightly rate
based on changes in demand
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23. Its Important to Know How Far in
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24. Two Implications of the Booking Curve
1. Tells You What Percent of Demand is Still Left
Allows you to know whether and when to discount
2. Tells You Whether Youre Booking Up Too Quickly
If you are, chances are you can increase your average
nightly rate, or Base Price
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25. Get Started with Beyond Pricing
1. Sign-up and link your Airbnb account (1 FREE month)
2. Review your prices and adjust your base price
3. Turn syncing on to automatically sync prices every night at
midnight
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