Airbnb - Last Minute & Early Bird Discounts
Overview
You can now add Airbnb Last Minute and Early Bird discounts in Boost! These can be applied at the Channel Settings or at the listing level, via the Listing Settings override or Bulk Edit.
If you have previously set these discounts up in your Airbnb host account, Boost won't override them unless you set the options to 'No' in Boost.
When the user selects YES, they do offer a discount, they will need to put in the logic for it.
Early Bird Discount
This discount allows you to incentivize guests to book their stays further in advance. To enable this, simply toggle it to Yes on the Channel Settings page or Listing overview page in Boost. Then set the discount percentage and how many days in advance you'd like this discount to apply.
Last Minute Discount
For last minute discounts, you select the number of days within which the discount applies. If a guest books within that window, the configured percentage discount applies to the rent.
Example: Last Minute Discount of 10% for 7 days from check-in
Set the last minute discount window to 7 days.
Set the percent discount to 10%.
Result: If a guest books between 1–7 days of check-in, a 10% discount will apply to the rent on that reservation.
Merchandising — How Your Discount Shows Up on Airbnb
Depending on the discount type and percentage you set, Airbnb may surface your deal to guests in up to four different ways: as a line item on the price breakdown, as strikethrough pricing in search results, as a special callout badge on your listing page, and in promotional emails sent to interested guests. The table below shows what it takes to unlock each placement.
Discount Type | New Line Item on Price Breakdown | Strikethrough Pricing on Search & Listing Pages | Special Callout Badge on Listing Page | Included in Airbnb Promotional Emails |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Length-of-Stay Discount (Weekly / Monthly) | Applied to discounts of 1% or more | Applied to discounts of 10% or more | Not available for this discount type | Applied to discounts of 20% or more |
Early Bird Discount | Applied to discounts of 1% or more | Applied to discounts of 10% or more | Applied to discounts of 3% or more | Applied to discounts of 20% or more |
Last Minute Discount | Not merchandised | Applied when the discount is 10% or more off the 60-day median price | Applied when the discount is 20% or more off the 60-day median price | Not merchandised |
What is the 60-day median price? For Last Minute discounts, strikethrough and callout badges are calculated against the 60-day median price — the middle nightly price Airbnb recorded over the 60 days before check-in. A night must be currently available, unblocked for at least 28 of the last 60 days, and less than 90 days away to qualify for this merchandising.
Discount Priority: If both an Early Bird and another promotion are active on the same night, Airbnb only applies one. Early Bird takes priority over Last Minute. Length-of-Stay discounts rank above both.