STR Revenue Recommendations
by Matt Long — Revenue Manager, Plux Stays & specialist Revenue Co-Host
Achievements Click ▶Practical, tested strategies from an active top-rated host and full-time Revenue Manager across 109+ STR properties in NZ that you can apply to your listing today!
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Most hosts we onboard see 15–40% uplift in the first 90 days versus a flat or manually updated calendar. The exact number depends on your market's seasonality and how far your previous pricing was from optimal.
No. Airbnb plus Booking.com covers 85%+ of short-term rental demand in New Zealand. VRBO and Expedia are worth adding once you have a channel manager that makes listing maintenance essentially free.
Setting flat nightly rates and leaving them unchanged. The second biggest is using phone photos for the listing. Both are fixable in a weekend and typically pay for themselves within one or two bookings.
Most owners can implement 70% of these themselves with a few hours of setup. Co-hosting pays off when you want hands-off management, multi-platform distribution, or you're managing more than one property.
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