Airbnb Discounts – 5 ways to save money on Airbnb

20 Apr Airbnb Discounts – 5 ways to save money on Airbnb

If you’re looking for Airbnb discounts and easy ways to reduce the cost of your travel accomodation, this post is for you. We’ve been staying in Airbnb’s since 2015 and have used everyone of these strategies to save money on Airbnb. And the healthier your bank balance, the more money you can spend on other healthy activities and experiences.

1. Sign up using an Airbnb referral coupon

The easiest way to save money on your first airbnb booking is to sign-up using a referral link. This will currently give you $55 AUD off a home booking of $110 AUD or more and $21 toward an experience of $73 or more. It only works for your first booking but is a great way to save money on your first trip.

We wrote an entire blog about how to get this Airbnb first booking discount which you can read HERE. Or you can short-cut the process and use our referral link to save on your first booking: https://www.meandmytravelbugs.com/airbnb-coupon-code

2. Refer friends to Airbnb to receive referral credit

Once you’ve signed up and claimed your own Airbnb coupon, you can share the love with your friends and get more credit yourself. Win, win! Simply click on your profile picture (top right) and select ‘Travel Credit’. You’ll then see your own referral link which you can share with friends. Once they sign up to claim their Airbnb credit and take their first trip, you’ll also get $25 AUD of Airbnb referral credit to use on your next trip.

3. Book longer stays for a weekly or monthly discount

As people who love ‘slow travel’ this one is our favourite way to save money on Airbnb. Many listings will offer a weekly discount and a monthly discount for longer stays. We’ve saved anywhere from 10% to 40% booking weekly and monthly stays. It’s also why travelling full time isn’t as expensive as you might expect. These long stay discounts are specific to each listing and at the discretion of the Airbnb host so will only apply to listings that prefer longer stays.

4. Early bird discounts

For those who are super organised, some hosts will reward you with a discount for booking further in advance. The early bird gets the worm and all that. You can commonly save around 5-10% for advanced bookings from as little as 30 days in advance. Booking ahead also means you tend to get access to the better value listings that book out first, saving even more money.

5. Contact the host for a special offer Airbnb discount

This is an Airbnb ninja level hack to save money and well worth the extra effort. Airbnb actually allows hosts to create a discount or ‘special offer’ for anyone who books their listing. Ask and you shall/may receive. When looking a listing on Airbnb, click on the button that says ‘Contact Host’ and message the hosts to ask them for a discount.

We’ve used this when staying six nights but asking for the weekly discount. We also used this when we stay for two or more months in a single place to get an additional discount to the standard monthly discount. Maybe the place is just a little bit out of your budget and it’s a last minute booking – often a host would prefer you stay for a little less, rather than not have you stay at all.

What Airbnb Discounts have you used to save money on your stay?

Let us know in the comments your best Airbnb discount hacks!

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