The STR Revenue Growth Course

Beyond Airbnb: Everything you need to know to boost bookings and grow earnings.

Episode 4: Your Dynamic Pricing Need-to-Know, with Gaurav from PriceLabs

Whether you realize it or not, you’re missing out on earnings. Learn how to increase occupancy and grow your revenue with Gaurav Bundel, Product Marketing Manager at PriceLabs.

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Key Takeaways:

Keeping Up with Demand: Forget setting a fixed price for the year. With dynamic pricing, property managers can tweak rates in real-time to stay competitive and capture every earning opportunity.

Streamlining: Price Labs steps in with a dynamic pricing tool that does the heavy lifting, crunching numbers and adjusting prices across platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com.

Tailoring to Your Needs: Property managers can customize pricing settings to fit their unique needs, from setting minimum stays to tweaking prices based on market trends.

Boosting Revenue and Occupancy: By implementing dynamic pricing, property managers can squeeze out every last dollar from their listings. By setting rates that reflect demand, they can keep those bookings rolling in while maximizing their earnings.

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Transcription:

Hello everyone, I’m Gaurav, a product marketing manager at Price Labs, and today I’m thrilled to delve into the world of dynamic pricing and its role in maximizing revenues. 

Price Labs is a leading revenue management tool trusted by over 35,000 hosts and property managers worldwide. Our goal is to help hosts achieve the optimal price for their listings year-round. 

Now, let’s talk about why dynamic pricing matters. Setting a fixed price for your rental throughout the year may mean missing out on potential earnings. Demand in the vacation rental market fluctuates based on factors like season, day of the week, events, and holidays. Keeping track of these changes and adjusting prices accordingly can be challenging. 

Dynamic pricing is the solution to this challenge. It’s a price optimization strategy that adapts prices to match demand. This means increasing prices during peak seasons or high-demand days and offering discounts during low seasons or for last-minute bookings. 

But manually tracking and updating prices based on multiple factors is time-consuming. That’s where Price Labs comes in. Our dynamic pricing software calculates optimal prices for your entire calendar and seamlessly updates them across booking channels like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. 

But it’s not just about revenue. Price Labs also helps you set up dynamic minimum stays, ensuring you optimize occupancy rates. Our industry-first minimum stay recommendation engine provides helpful suggestions tailored to your market. 

Now, let’s take a closer look at how it works. After connecting your Price Labs account with your Rentals United account, all your listings will appear in the pricing dashboard. Here, you can set your base price and minimum price, as well as customize your minimum stays. 

Once you’re happy with your pricing settings, you’ll see all your upcoming prices in the pricing calendar, along with reservation data. Simply toggle on the sync prices button, and Price Labs will push your prices to your booking channels automatically. 

In conclusion, dynamic pricing is essential for staying competitive in the vacation rental market. Price Labs offers a simple and affordable solution to implement dynamic pricing strategies, helping you maximize revenue and occupancy rates while giving you more control over your pricing strategy. 

Thank you for joining me today. I hope you’ve gained valuable knowledge about the potential of dynamic pricing.