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 South Bend: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football; University of Notre Dame commencement and campus events; Chicago weekend travel to Lake Michigan beaches; Business travel to the regional healthcare and manufacturing base. Typical guests: Football fans and alumni on 2 to 3 night game weekends, graduation families, and visiting academics. Where the work starts: Home-game weekend premiums set well ahead, opponent-based tiers, graduation pricing, and winter floors.
Revenue management for South Bend rentals is mostly about a few autumn Saturdays and how early they are priced. We load the Notre Dame home schedule as soon as it is announced, tier games by opponent, and set two or three night minimums with strict cancellation terms for the biggest dates. Commencement gets its own premium. Outside those weekends we price for visiting faculty, medical and business guests with weekly rates, and open summer weekends to Chicago families heading for the lake.
The full service is described on our airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how it applies in South Bend.