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Airbnb: Discounts and Promotions

Learn which Airbnb discounts you can manage in Hospitable, how Blackout dates work for Airbnb, and which discounts you still manage on Airbnb.

Written by Reynir Óli Smárason

Some Airbnb discounts can be managed directly from the Discounts page on your property in Hospitable.

This article explains which Airbnb discounts Hospitable supports, how Blackout dates work for Airbnb, and which discounts you still need to manage on Airbnb itself.

💡 This article only covers discounts for Airbnb listings. Direct bookings use separate discount settings managed elsewhere in Hospitable.

See more about Direct discounts here: How discounts apply to Direct bookings


Accessing Airbnb Discounts

To manage discounts for an Airbnb listing:

  1. Go to Properties.

  2. Select your property.

  3. Click Discounts in the left-hand menu.

🚨 The Discounts page only appears if the property has at least one fully managed Airbnb, Booking.com, or Vrbo Partner listing.


Available Discount Types

Top-rated Guest Discount

Offers a discount to Airbnb guests with a strong review history.

Guests qualify when they have:

  • At least 3 reviews

  • An average rating of 4.8

The discount is a fixed 15%.

🚨 The 15% rate is set by Airbnb and cannot be changed in Hospitable. You can only turn the discount on or off.


Blackout Dates

Blackout dates let you remove the Top-rated guest discount from specific dates, such as peak season or holidays.

On Airbnb, Blackout dates:

  • Only apply to the Top-rated guest discount.

  • Can cover up to 30 days of the year.

  • Can be any 30 days you choose.

All other discounts on your Airbnb listing still apply on Blackout dates.

💡 Blackout dates work differently on Vrbo Partner, where they remove all discounts and have no day limit. See Vrbo Partner Connection: Discounts and Promotions.


Discounts You Manage on Airbnb

The following Airbnb discounts are not yet available on the Discounts page. Set them up directly on Airbnb:

  • Weekly discount

  • Monthly discount

  • Early bird discount

  • Last-minute discount

  • Any other Airbnb promotions

🚨 Hospitable pulls your Airbnb Weekly, Monthly, Early bird, and Last-minute discounts into Pricing → Direct Discounts until you edit them in Hospitable. Those settings only apply to your Direct booking website. Changing them in Hospitable does not update Airbnb.


FAQs

Why can’t I see the Discounts page?

The property needs at least one fully managed Airbnb, Booking.com, or Vrbo Partner listing.

I changed my Weekly discount in Hospitable, but Airbnb didn’t update.

The discounts under Pricing → Direct Discounts only apply to your Direct booking website. Update Weekly and Monthly discounts on Airbnb.

A guest still got a weekly discount on a Blackout date.

On Airbnb, Blackout dates only remove the Top-rated guest discount. Every other discount still applies.

I can’t add more Blackout dates.

Airbnb caps Blackout dates at 30 days a year. Remove some to free up days for new ones.

Are discounts set per property?

Yes. Each property has its own Discounts page.

Does the Discounts page also manage Booking.com and Vrbo discounts?

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