• Open your calendar as early as possible to increase your reservation rate.
• Guests like to book ahead and Vacation Rental Platforms prioritize listings with updated prices and dates (search algorithms).
• Block off dates for when your property is not available to be rented (persoanl use, planned renovation etc.) before you post your schedule in order to avoid the cancellation of bookings.
• Abandoning a reservation is considered bad practice. It could cause travel stress to guests (bad reviews) and would most likely result in penalties on hosts (charges, negative impact on platform ranking) ….

(Source: via @pillow – Get the full story at http://blog.pillowhomes.com/updating-your-booking-calendar-earlier-has-its-benefits/ )