# of guests in STR Listing-Gatlinburg

[Rudy Schmidt]

So as most investors in the Smokies can attest to, numbers have been down.  May is not shaping up to be a great month, but I was wondering if changing my # of guest from 10 to 8 would help with search optimization on the booking platforms.  Might be a stupid idea, but just looking for some insight.  This year alone it seems I get a lot more bookings on airbnb vs vrbo.  I am a premier host and super host on both platforms, but  when I search my property on VRBO it seems further down on the search.  Also any other ideas to help promote properties would be appreciated.

Thanks