Thanks For Visiting 444. Hosting Hotline: What’s the Best Day of the Week for Airbnb Bookings?
In this Hosting Hotline episode, listener Julia asks a smart and strategic question: When do guests actually book their stays? She’s noticing a trend of Sunday evening bookings and wants to fine-tune her marketing efforts based on real booking data.
Since we didn’t have the hard numbers on hand, we called in an expert—Jeff Brown from Intellihost—who pulled data from 466,000 reservations across thousands of properties worldwide. He breaks down:
- The least and most popular days for bookings globally
- How trends in Maryland compare to the worldwide dataset
- Why tracking your own booking data is key to personalized marketing
- The real takeaway: New leads are great, but don’t forget about returning guests!
Julia’s question highlights an important aspect of hosting—understanding booking behaviors to optimize marketing efforts. Tune in to learn how you can leverage this knowledge to drive more bookings!
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