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.
Lima sells mostly through Airbnb and Booking.com. Peru's short-term rental guests move fast, so calendar management matters as much as rate. In Cusco, we set two- and three-night minimums in the dry season, price gap nights between Sacred Valley trips, and highlight heating and hot water for cold nights. In Lima, apartments in Miraflores and Barranco compete on views and walkability, while San Isidro units do best with corporate weekday pricing and monthly stays for project staff. Clear airport transfer details help both cities convert.
Booking.com is the leading OTA for hotels in both cities, Airbnb dominates apartments in Miraflores, Barranco and central Cusco, and Expedia matters for North American travellers. Tour operators and wholesalers remain important in Cusco. We keep parity, show IGV treatment clearly, and adjust minimum stays per channel to cut gap nights.
The full service is described on our other ota optimization page; this page covers how it applies in Lima.