An Airbnb pricing strategy is the set of rules that decide what each night is worth: base, minimum and maximum prices, seasons, events, minimum stays, gap nights, last-minute pricing, length-of-stay discounts and channel markups. The tool applies the rules; the strategy is what makes the tool worth having. Smart Pricing is not a strategy, because it optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate and knows nothing about your events or other channels.
What I plan around in The Rhine Valley: Rhine river cruises and castle views; Rüdesheim and Bacharach wine towns; Rhein in Flammen fireworks; Loreley and UNESCO Middle Rhine. Guests I price for: International couples on 1 to 3 night stays, cruise and road-trip travellers and German wine weekenders. Where I start: Fireworks and harvest weekend premiums, short-stay pricing and winter floors.
I set up the pricing tool so each fireworks night, harvest weekend and quiet winter month follows its own rule, with flexible one-night stays in the week, minimums on busy weekends and a clear distinction between river-view rooms and those facing the hillside.
The service in general is described on my airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how I apply it in The Rhine Valley.