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Reduce Booking Conflicts and Manage Turnaround Times with the NEW Preparation Time Feature

Posted on September 18, 2024

Reduce Booking Conflicts and Manage Turnaround Times with the NEW Preparation Time Feature

We’re excited to introduce a brand-new feature designed to make your hosting experience even better - Preparation Time! This update is perfect for hosts who want to take control of their booking schedules, reduce unnecessary declines, and ensure their RV is always rental-ready.

With Preparation Time, you can automatically block time before and after each booking, giving you the flexibility to properly clean, inspect, and prepare your RV for the next guest. Plus, it keeps your RV visible in search results only when it’s truly available, leading to fewer booking declines and happier guests!

Juggling back-to-back bookings can be tough, but Preparation Time is here to help! This feature allows you to easily set a 1 or 2-day buffer before and/or after each reservation, directly from your calendar. It’s all about giving you the peace of mind and control you need to provide the best experience for your guests.


Key Benefits:

  • Accurate Availability: Preparation Time ensures your availability is spot-on by automatically blocking off the necessary time between bookings, so your RV is always shown in search results when it's ready for the next adventure.
  • Fewer Declines, Better Metrics: Say goodbye to the frustration of declining bookings because of tight turnaround times. By reducing these declines, Preparation Time helps improve your host metrics, making your listing more attractive and boosting your chances of securing more bookings.
  • Flexible and Easy to Use: Manage your preparation time effortlessly right from your listings calendar. Set it once, and the feature takes care of the rest. Need to adjust or unblock a date? No problem - you’re in control!

Here’s How It Works:

  1. Access Preparation Time directly through your calendar or edit listing settings on either the web or mobile app.
  2. Select how many nights of preparation time you need and decide whether to include it before and/or after each booking.
  3. Preparation Time will be automatically applied to all bookings.

Need to make changes? Preparation Time can be modified or updated on a booking-by-booking basis!


If you’ve ever felt the pressure of managing tight schedules or had to decline bookings because of timing conflicts, Preparation Time is your new best friend.

Setup Preparation Time on your RVs Today!

Elisabeth St Pierre

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