Mention that:
The more users who request this, the more likely OwnerRez will prioritize it. This seems like a feature that would benefit a large portion of their user base!”
Our listing is suffering neglect (as in over a month empty now), due to OwnerRez neglecting National Parks in “Nearby Places”.
People found us on AB&B due to our proximity to 3 national parks (though it took us months, to convince AB&B that the Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park, Antietam National Battlefield & Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, were actual national parks, because their AI ain’t I). Because it isn’t an option on OwnerRez, it doesn’t show up on AB&B, no matter how many keywords we use. Please change this ASAP, & please vote for the feature, even if you aren’t near NPs, because people will stay with you, on the way to us.
To repeat, in the chat with Rezzy about this, they said:“Suggest they add:
Mention that:
The more users who request this, the more likely OwnerRez will prioritize it. This seems like a feature that would benefit a large portion of their user base!”
Rezzy says it’s a “no-brainer” which is hysterical, coming from something with literally no brain.
Please vote for this, & make it so, before those of us who literally built around National Park proximity, go broke(r).
Thanks so much,
Emily DG
( repeating text because people don’t read past first lines)
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Hi there,
I did some fact finding on this.
Airbnb doesn't allow hosts to manually assign their own listing categories. Instead, categories are assigned automatically by Airbnb's algorithm, which means there's no category field available through the API for any channel manager to push to.
What the algorithm does look at is your listing's title, description, photo captions, and amenities. So the best way to improve your chances of landing in the National Parks category is to make sure those elements clearly reflect your property's proximity and connection to the park, and that your photos (with strong captions) back that up.
If Airbnb ever opens these categories up on the API, we'll get to work on including them! I'm afraid it's just not possible at this time.
Here's some supporting evidence I came across in my search, in case you'd like to check it out - https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Ask-about-your-listing/Categories-National-Parks/m-p/1738722
Thank you for looking into it.
When we were strictly AB&B, it took months of swift comebacks to their denials, that we were near a National Park, to have us listed as such.
Park references are in our description, in every photo, etc, etc.
guess the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park, Antietam National Battlefield, Harpers Ferry National Park, & the Appalachian Trail aren’t National Parks.
🙄
AB&B, with its 15.5% surcharge on APIs, may be engaging in monopolistic practices, & APIs should complain loudly.
I don’t give any discounts on either platform, & had to explain that to a guest, just yesterday, when they complained about the price increase.
I explained that small, local businesses can’t “expense” the surcharge, they can either eat it, or apply an equal surcharge via the API (which is what we did). The tech platforms offer nothing to the local economy.
Of course I got a “love note” from AB&B when I explained the surcharge, & that going outside the platform was possible.
I specifically didn’t send our URL, but it’s easy enough to find. 👀
