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Updated about 2 years ago on . Most recent reply
Getting more bookings on VRBO
We went live about 3 months ago with our cabin in the Smoky Mountains and have been booking well on AirBnB, . But for some reason we haven't had a single booking on VRBO and not even a single inquiry until today. I just looked at our stats and we have 1,800 search impressions and 192 Property views yet no bookings.
Wondering if there's something I might be missing in my listing as I'm not as familiar with VRBO's platform. Let me know if you guys notice anything that could be holding us back.
Or does AirBnB just dominate the market in the Smokies?
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We're listed on Airbnb, VRBO and our own site. We have a 16 person cabin in the Smokies.
We launched on Airbnb in late 2021 and got onto VRBO 2022 Q1. Our personal site was up and running 2022 Q4.
Booking stats:
2022 - Airbnb 51%, VRBO 49%, our site 0%
2023 (current bookings) - Airbnb 56%, VRBO 33%, our site 11%
Personally I see a lot of value listing on both Airbnb and VRBO in the Smokies.