An Airbnb pricing strategy is the set of rules that decide what each night is worth: base, minimum and maximum prices, seasonal profiles, event premiums, minimum stays, gap-night and last-minute rules, length-of-stay discounts and per-channel markups. A pricing tool applies the rules; the strategy is what makes the tool useful. Airbnb Smart Pricing is not a strategy: it optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate, ignores other channels and has no event or gap-night logic.
Demand drivers in London: Wimbledon in late June and July; West End, Premier League and Wembley events; Christmas markets and shopping; Year-round business travel. Typical guests: International short-stay guests of 3 to 5 nights, families in summer, and corporate travellers in Zones 1 and 2. Where the work starts: Pricing within the 90-night annual limit, event-week premiums, and zone and transport-based base prices that benchmark against hotels as well as other rentals.
London Airbnb revenue management is about allocation as much as rate. With 90 nights available, we spend them on the dates with the highest value: Wimbledon fortnight, Chelsea Flower Show, big Wembley concerts and peak summer weeks. The rest of the year can go to stays of 90 days or more, which fall outside the short-let cap, for example corporate relocations or students. We benchmark against nearby hotels as well as rentals, since guests compare both.
The full service is described on our airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how it applies in London.