Data was sourced from Inside Airbnb, an activist project with the objective to provide data that quantifies the impact of short-term rentals on housing and residential communities.

However, it’s hard to say if this is true, or if higher earnings are the result of better search placement.įor this analysis, we’ll use a US listing data from July 2018 to July 2020. Increased earnings: Airbnb states that because guests prefer listings with Instant Book enabled, those listings tend to earn mores.Search result boost: enabling Instant Book will improve a listings placement in search results on the Airbnb platform.These criteria include requiring a government issue ID and being recommended by other hosts. Guest screening: hosts can set criteria to ensure only high-quality guests are able to book using Instant Book.Hosts are however limited to three such cancellations in one year. Penalty-free cancellation: hosts can cancel penalty-free at any time before or during the stay with a guest who booked using Instant Book.To make Instant Book more appealing for hosts, Airbnb identifies several benefits: Instead of waiting for a host to accept a request, guests are automatically approved. This feature benefits Airbnb as it gives guests a more seamless experience.

Instant Book is a feature on Airbnb that allows hosts to accept booking requests without approval.

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