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.
Stavanger sells mostly through Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. Stavanger hosts can earn on both segments if listings are set up for them: a desk, fast wifi and parking for engineers on two-week rotations, and boot drying, packed-lunch tips and ferry directions for summer hikers. We price weekday stays by business demand, lift weekends and summer for leisure, and plan ONS weeks months in advance with longer minimum stays.
Booking.com leads for leisure and short business trips, while corporate agencies handle much of the energy demand. Airbnb and Vrbo work well for longer project stays and summer families. We keep parity, list the distance to the Lysefjord ferries clearly, and avoid discounting during ONS and summer peaks.
The full service is described on our other ota optimization page; this page covers how it applies in Stavanger.