509. Stop Leaving Money on the Table: Mastering Far Out Premium Pricing
Thanks For Visiting
Airbnb Superhosts Annette Grant & Sarah Karakaian
4.9 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Are you bragging about being the first to get booked for a big event or next year’s vacation season? If so, you might be losing money without even realizing it.
In this episode, Sarah and Annette break down Far Out Premium Pricing—their favorite feature in dynamic pricing software (like PriceLabs) that has saved them from missed revenue and tough conversations with guests.
You’ll learn:
- What “far out” pricing actually means (and how it differs across markets).
- Why getting booked first isn’t always a win.
- How to set far out premiums to protect your calendar and maximize revenue.
- Real-life examples of how premium pricing strategies have generated thousands of extra dollars.
- Why pairing premium pricing with premium hospitality is the ultimate formula for success.
Whether you’re new to dynamic pricing or just need a mindset shift around your calendar, this episode will help you think like a revenue manager and keep your profits strong.
Resources:
- PriceLabs – Our go-to dynamic pricing software with powerful features like far out premiums. Try it FREE for 30 days!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Thanks for Visiting Podcast. |
| 0:07.8 | We believe hosting with Heart is at the core of every short-term rental. |
| 0:12.8 | With Annette's background in business operation. |
| 0:15.1 | And Sarah's extensive hospitality management and interior design experience, we have welcomed |
| 0:20.3 | thousands of guests from over 30 |
| 0:22.3 | countries earning us over a million dollars and garnering us thousands of five-star reviews. |
| 0:28.4 | We love sharing creative ways for your listing to stand out, serve your guests, and be profitable. |
| 0:34.9 | Each episode, we will have knowledgeable guests who bring value to the short-term |
| 0:38.7 | rental industry. Or we will share our stories of our own experiences so you can implement actual |
| 0:44.3 | improvements to your rentals. Whether you're experienced, new, or nervous to start your own short-term |
| 0:50.7 | rental, we promise you'll feel right at home. |
| 0:57.5 | Before we dive into the content, let's hear a word from our sponsor. |
| 1:03.4 | Welcome back to another great episode. My name is Sarah Caracayan. I'm Annette Grant, and together we are. Thanks for visiting. Let's start this episode like we do each and every week. That is |
| 1:08.4 | celebrating all of you who are listening to our |
| 1:10.8 | episode by going to sDR share.com sharing what you can about your short-term rental so we can |
| 1:16.4 | celebrate you here on the podcast. Annette, who are we sharing this week? This week we are sharing |
| 1:20.7 | at nora.com. And that's n-o-r-A-D-H-M. |
| 1:30.3 | Ooh, you need to check it out. |
| 1:36.9 | The first thing I'm going to say is when you go to the Instagram, you will see it is curated by hand by design, Haney by design. |
| 1:41.6 | Sorry if I pronounce that wrong, but you can totally tell that this property |
| 1:46.6 | was designed by an interior designer. If you need any photo inspiration, that's good. |
| 1:54.3 | Good doesn't even begin to explain the photos on this property. |
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