Google Vacation Rentals and TripAdvisor are search and metasearch channels: they show your property, rates and availability to travelers who have not decided where to book. Optimizing them means accurate listing content and photos, rate parity and availability across channels, and a direct booking link that is competitive with the OTAs.
Death Valley sells mostly through Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb. Short-term rentals near Death Valley compete with motels and park lodges for guests who want a bed, a kitchen and an early start. We allow one-night stays all year, since most road-trippers move on next day, and lift rates when in-park lodging sells out. Dark-sky listings in Beatty, Amargosa and Tecopa get new-moon premiums. Summer pricing holds a floor that covers cooling and cleaning, and listings spell out distances to Badwater, Zabriskie Point and the park entrances.
Booking.com and Expedia carry most gateway bookings, including the European visitors who plan national park loops months ahead. Airbnb works for rental homes in Pahrump, Beatty and around Lone Pine. We keep parity across channels, write clear driving times to the park into every listing, and use mobile and last-minute rates for road-trippers deciding where to stop.
The full service is described on our other ota optimization page; this page covers how it applies in Death Valley.