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Shared by Alan โ€ข November 14, 2025

Hospitable has become the first property management software that allows you to pay your owners right from the platform! We've also made improvements to the guest portal and cleaning tasks.

Owner Payouts

Pay your owners directly through Hospitable ๐Ÿฆ

  • You can now pay owners directly when publishing statements, with the first payout of each month free and no service fees for the remainder of 2025
  • You can connect a bank account to your business and track payout statuses in the statements page under Operations
  • Multiple statement payouts can be grouped together, giving you a more affordable option
  • Owners can connect their bank account through their portal to receive payments
  • Owners can also track the status of their payouts directly in their portal
  • You can explore Owner Payouts in this interactive demo or learn more in this detailed help article

Guest Portal

Guests must enter last name to access the portal ๐Ÿชช

  • To increase security measures for the portal, guests will be required to enter their last name to access it
  • This ensures that not everyone can access the portal and booking information through the link
  • This increases guest privacy while ensuring legitimate guests can easily access the portal

Operations

Cleaners can increase the cleaning task duration โฐ

  • You can adjust the marketplace cleaning task duration for up to 24 hours after completion if the work takes longer than estimated
  • Task length can be extended by up to 3 hours in 15-minute increments
  • Marketplace balance will be topped up immediately upon adjustment, with the charge processed two days later, similar to the cleaner tipping process.

Properties

Property public name management ๐Ÿก

  • Your properties' public names can now be updated on the Properties Details page and pushed to your Airbnb and Direct listings

Property descriptions update automatically ๐Ÿ“–

  • Your property's description will be pushed automatically to Airbnb whenever any of the description fields are changed
  • This applies to the following description fields: Summary, Space Overview, Access, Interaction Preference, Neighborhood Overview, Transit, and Additional Notes

Direct

Updated state taxes collection and remittance ๐Ÿ—บ

  • We will now collect and remit taxes for Direct Premium bookings in the following states:
  • Colorado: state sales tax
  • Pennsylvania: hotel occupancy tax and local sales tax in Allegheny County and the city of Philadelphia

API

Direct booking sites' URLs are available ๐Ÿ”—

  • You can access the URLs of your Direct sites through the booking details
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Shared by Alan โ€ข November 07, 2025

Fill your calendar and earn more revenue with our new Dynamic Pricing advanced settings! Our Inbox has also been improved to help you organize and stay on top of all your guest conversations.

Dynamic Pricing

Last-minute pricing advanced setting โฑ

  • Dynamic pricing can now take into account last-minute pricing that you can set
  • You have five inputs where you can set the number of days before check-in and the percentage increase or decrease of the pricing
  • This allows you to gradually adjust the price as it approaches the check-in date, giving you the best chance of filling your calendar and increasing revenue
  • This last-minute setting has technically always been enabled in the algorithm, but now you have control over the variables
  • You can learn more about Dynamic Pricing in this detailed help article

Far-future pricing advanced setting ๐Ÿ—“

  • You can now have better control of your rates that are listed in the far future
  • There are three inputs where you can adjust the days ahead of check-in and the percentage to increase or decrease the pricing
  • The lowest number you can set to adjust pricing is 60 days ahead
  • This far-future setting has technically always been enabled in the algorithm, but now you have control over the variables

Inbox

Mark guest conversations as unread โœ‰๏ธ

  • You can now mark a conversation with a guest as unread, giving yourself an easy reminder to return to the messages
  • The unread button looks like an envelope and is found when you open a conversation in the top right corner
  • Once clicked, you will be taken back to the Inbox with the list of your conversations

Better view your listed guest conversations ๐Ÿ—‚

  • You can now choose how many conversations to display on each page in the Inbox
  • Simply scroll to the bottom and choose between 20, 50, and 100 conversations to display on each page

Operations

Leave a tip for your cleaners ๐Ÿ™

  • If your Cleanster cleaner did an excellent job or went above and beyond, you can leave them a tip within 72 hours of completing the cleaning
  • You can choose a tip between $1 and $300 to leave for your cleaners when reviewing them

Calender

Notification when an iCal Import disconnects โ›“๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’ฅ

  • You will now be notified when your iCal Imports disconnects because of an error with the feed or an invalid token
  • A banner will display with a button that directs you to a page that helps you reconnect the iCal Import

Smart Devices

Guest access column added to smart locks ๐Ÿ”

  • There is now a column dedicated to showing you if a guest has access to the connected smart lock
  • You'll see this in your devices dashboard, and it will either display that they have access or do not have access to receive codes from the lock

API

New reservation endpoints added ๐Ÿ”—

  • You can now access the create, update, and cancel reservation endpoints when connecting to our API
  • These will appear as manual reservations rather than being dedicated to a specific channel
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Shared by Alan โ€ข October 31, 2025

One of our most exciting updates has just arrived, helping you manage all your listings within Hospitable! We've also made helpful updates to your cleaning operations and upsells.

Properties and Listings

Listing Management is now live for all users ๐Ÿ˜

  • You can now manage your Airbnb, Booking.com, and Direct listings all from within Hospitable
  • Updates made to details, availability, pricing, and booking policies will be pushed to the respective channel
  • The listing menu pages are also updated with tabs for each subcategory, making it easier to navigate
  • You can learn more about Listing Management in this detailed help article
  • Take an interactive tour to explore Listing Management and try it out

Management indicator on property listings ๐Ÿท

  • On your property's page, you will now see a badge next to your listing saying if it is fully managed or partially managed by Hospitable
  • You can learn more about all the different indicators in this detailed help article

Operations

Quickly access ad-hoc cleanings on the calendar ๐Ÿงน

  • On your single property calendar view, you can now quickly click a button in the top right that directs you to schedule an ad-hoc booking
  • Users who are located in the US and are not on a legacy plan will see this button
  • You will see that you will save $40 on your first ad-hoc cleaning, and your 8th cleaning is free
  • Learn more about scheduling ad-hoc cleanings in this detailed help article

Better timestamps on cleaning notifications โฐ

  • Messages display a date and time next to them instead of days or hours, making it easier for you to know when something was sent
  • The timestamps will be displayed in the timezone where the property is located

Upsells

Indicators for pending and purchased upsells ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

  • It is now easier to find the reservations that have pending upsells and those where guests have purchased upsells
  • You can now use a filter in the Inbox to quickly sort your bookings based on pending upsells
  • Learn more about our upsells in this detailed help article

Inbox

Collaborate with your team with Notes ๐Ÿ“

  • Keep your team up to date on any activity that needs to happen before, during, or after a reservation
  • You can mention teammates directly in the note to ensure they get notified
  • This is available to all users on a Host, Professional, or Mogul plan
  • Learn more about collaborating with Notes in this detailed help article

Owner Statements

Owner Statements Fee Reporting Update ๐Ÿงพ

  • Owner Statements now show fees after host service fees are deducted, rather than the amount the guest paid, for better separation of service fees from individual fees
  • The party responsible for the host service fee, according to the commission agreement, receives the benefit of any markup applied to offset that fee
  • This change applies to reservations booked after October 27 on Airbnb, Booking.com, Direct, and Agoda, where we manage fees
  • For Vrbo reservations, fees are still reported as the guest paid them, since Hospitable doesn't manage fees on Vrbo listings yet
  • Reservations with cohost payout setups on Airbnb will continue to show the full fee amount with service fees separated out
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Shared by Alan โ€ข October 24, 2025

The guest portal is getting a glow-up that helps you collect guests' correct contact information. There are also improvements to help transition to Airbnb's new host-only fee structure and to our ID verification solution.

Guest Portal

Guests fill in a check-in form task ๐Ÿ“‹

  • The task asks for basic contact information, including name, email, and phone number
  • It also contains two checkboxes asking guests if their information can be used for stay-related information and/or marketing purposes
  • This will ensure the guest information collected is correct and avoid issues with other guest portal interactions
  • It will appear as the first task for guests to complete and is available for Direct and non-Direct bookings as long as there is another check-in task pending, like a rental agreement
  • You can learn more about the check-in form in this detailed help article

Airbnb

Host-only fee transition tool ๐Ÿงฎ

  • To help all users prepare for the increase in Airbnb's host-only fee, we have created a tool that calculates your pricing automatically
  • It is visible to all users, regardless of your fee structure setup
  • Our tool ensures that the changes in Airbnb's fee policy make as little a difference as possible to your current operations, irrespective of whether you're an owner or a property manager
  • Learn more about Airbnb's updated fee structure in this detailed help article

Guest Verification

Rental Agreement ID verification is live ๐Ÿ“

  • Attach ID guest verification to your requested rental agreements, ensuring more control and protection during the check-in process
  • Learn more about adding ID verification to your Rental Agreements in this detailed help article

Improved ad-hoc guest verification ๐Ÿชช

  • We have replaced our old guest verification provider with our own solution
  • This ensures we have greater control and can create quicker improvement, making it a more affordable option for everyone

Autopilot Cleanings

Rate cleaners assigned to automated cleanings โญ๏ธ

  • After an Autopilot Cleaning has taken place, you can now leave a review (1-5 stars) and an optional comment for the cleaner
  • This will help you and others better see which local cleaners are reliable and do a good job in your area

Integrations

Zapier version 1.3 โšก๏ธ

  • More data is now available related to properties, listings, emojis, and attachments
  • You can view the detailed page dedicated to our Zapier integration
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Shared by Alan โ€ข October 17, 2025

There are some exciting updates to help you create and sell more upsells, collect security deposits, and manage your autopilot cleanings! We've also released a new version of our Zapier integration.

Upsells

Offer upsells to guests during check-in tasks ๐Ÿ›’

  • If you have upsells to offer guests, they will now be presented to guests after completing their check-in tasks
  • Guests can purchase upsells on the spot or skip the screen and be directed to the guest portal
  • If you're not offering any upsells, guests will be directed to the guest portal home screen
  • You can learn more about Upsells in this detailed help article

Upsell templates for easy creation ๐Ÿ›

  • You can easily create upsells with a single click, which includes product descriptions and images
  • You will find these templates under Upsells in the Guest Experience menu

Security Deposits

Collection reminders sent to guests ๐Ÿ’Œ

  • We now send a reminder to guests three days before check-in about collecting the requested security deposit
  • Direct guests will receive an email, and guests through a booking channel will receive the message in their inbox
  • Learn more about security deposits in this detailed help article

Airbnb

Host only fees migration updates ๐Ÿ’ธ

  • The fee breakdown now visualizes prices and fees before and after the migration
  • You will see the updated fee alerts until October 27, when the migration is to take place
  • This will show to users with listings going from the split 3% fee to the host-only 15.5% fee, plus those seeing small increases, like 15% to 15.5%
  • This list of users will grow on Monday to also include hosts with only host-only fee listings

Operations

View images from Autopilot Cleaning tasks ๐Ÿ–ผ

  • By clicking into a task on your calendar, you will now see an updated task screen that includes details and images
  • There is now a photos section in the automated task screen, allowing you to see images uploaded by your cleaner
  • There are before and after images of the cleaning itself, and images for the individual tasks on the provided checklist
  • You can click into the images and scroll through them to better view the work done

Integrations

Zapier version 1.2 โšก๏ธ

  • More data is now available to be used in your automations, allowing you greater personalization
  • Reservation: stay_type, smartlock_code
  • Property: space_overview, guest_access, house_manual, other_details, additional_rules, neighborhood_description, getting_around, wifi_name, wifi_password, co_hosts, ical_imports
  • Message: source, reactions, integration, sent_reference_id
  • You can view the detailed page dedicated to our Zapier integration
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Shared by Alan โ€ข October 11, 2025

We've released plenty of updates over the past two weeks that we're excited to share! Everything from improvements to upsells, security deposits, owner statements, cleanings, and more!

Upsells

Upsell requests are live for all users โœ…

  • There's now a setting that allows you to require your approval of the purchase of the upsells you create and offer guests
  • You will receive a notification about a guest wishing to purchase one of your upsells, which you can either approve or deny
  • The guest will be notified of your decision and charged for the upsell if approved
  • You can learn more about upsell requests in this detailed help article

Cart abandonment email reminders ๐Ÿ›’

  • Guests who add upsells to their cart, but do not proceed to buy, will automatically receive an email 24 hours later prompting them to complete their purchase
  • This will naturally help you increase the conversion of the upsells purchased by your guests

Support for timing settings โฐ

  • You can now set a time for when you want to offer custom upsells to your guests
  • The setting lets you choose the time window and use the check-in and checkout as a reference point

Security Deposits

Waive deposits for trusted guests โŽ

  • You can now waive a deposit on a per-booking basis for Airbnb and Booking.com reservations
  • From the inbox thread, you'll now see a Remove Deposit button, which will remove the deposit for that booking only
  • This is useful if you have repeat guests or ones that already have excellent reviews
  • Learn more about security deposits in this detailed help article

Booking.com

New property details page for Payments ๐Ÿฆ

  • If you have a Booking.com listing, you can now set up payments with them through the property's settings
  • The benefits of this include fraud checks, choosing payout frequency, and picking net or gross payout methods
  • We'll check if you have permissions to set up Booking.com Payments, and if not, we will provide a quick way to update your settings and enroll in it

Owner Statements

All properties belong to a business ๐Ÿจ

  • To make owner statements and accounting functionality work more seamlessly, we have now associated all properties with a business
  • If a property had owner statements set up, we created a manager business for you and associated the property with that business
  • If a property on Mogul doesn't have owner statements set up, we created an owner business for you and associated the property with that business

Zero revenue reservations ๐Ÿ“‘

  • Mogul users will now see bookings that generate zero revenue, including Owner Stays, on statements and invoices
  • This only applies to reservations that have been accepted, not ones that were cancelled

Operations

Choose three preferred marketplace cleaners ๐Ÿงน

  • During one-off task and task rule creation for autopilot cleanings, you can now select up to three preferred cleaners from the available list
  • If more than one cleaner is selected, an additional screen allows you to rank them in your preferred order
  • Your cleaner ranking is saved per property and will be automatically applied to future tasks and task-rule creations

Show the distance to your property ๐Ÿ“

  • We will now show you the distance between your property and the cleaner to ensure you can have one as soon as possible

Discounts for cleanings ๐Ÿ’

  • You will now receive $40 off your first cleaning when you set it up through our Autopilot Cleanings marketplace
  • You will also receive your eighth cleaning for free once you reach it
  • This applies to both automated cleaning tasks and ad-hoc cleanings

AI

Display the reason why Auto Reply didn't send โ„น๏ธ

  • We will also notify you by email and send a push notification to teammates who have Inbox permissions
  • This is enabled by default, but can be turned off in the Inbox AI settings of Guest Experience

Direct

Updated list of states where we can apply taxes ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

  • Kentucky: All sales taxes and state-level lodging taxes will be retained
  • Oklahoma: All sales taxes will be retained
  • Virginia: All sales taxes will be retained
  • Wisconsin: All sales taxes will be retained

Integrations

Dynamic Pricing by Hospitable ๐Ÿ“ˆ

  • We now have a detailed page dedicated to our Dynamic Pricing functionality to help you get started with ease

Vidle Housing ๐Ÿฅ

  • We've updated the detailed page dedicated to our Vidle Housing integration

Linkbase ๐Ÿ’Œ

  • We've updated the detailed page dedicated to our Linkbase integration
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Shared by Alan โ€ข September 26, 2025

Autopilot cleanings have even gotten smarter! You can now book a cleaner at the last minute and ensure your property is always clean for your next guests! Bad reviews about cleanliness are in the past!

Operations

Ad-hoc Autopilot Cleanings ๐Ÿงน

  • If you need a cleaner ASAP for one reason or another, you can now have one ready and at your property the day before needing them
  • Simply go to your calendar, go to the task view, edit the cleaning, and choose the new date you need a cleaner at your property
  • You must make these edits 24 hours before the cleaning task is scheduled to take place
  • We will find a cleaner in the marketplace and send them the details you've already provided for the original cleaner
  • They can still update you before, during, and after the cleaning, and payment will be seamless
  • Learn more about ad-hoc autopilot cleanings in this detailed help article

Check the policy before removing cleaning ๐Ÿง

  • Before we automatically remove the autopilot cleaning, we will first check your cancellation policy
  • This means you will always have a clean property, even if a booking is cancelled during a stay or against your policy
  • If there is a fee, we will pull the needed information into a modal for you to review

Inbox

Create internal notes to team members ๐Ÿ“’

  • You can now tag and leave internal messages for your teammates or anyone invited onto your Hospitable account
  • Switch to the Notes mode, and when you use the @ symbol, you will see a list of the people you can mention
  • Users will see an unread mention in the Inbox when they log in, but it will be removed once it's been seen
  • This feature is in beta right now, so be sure to have beta features enabled in your account's settings
  • Learn more about mentioning teammates in the Inbox in this detailed help article

Direct

Show discount amount rather than percentage๐Ÿงพ

  • When a guest uses a discount code when booking, they will now see the total amount saved rather than the percentage
  • This will clear up much confusion and help you convert more guests to book directly

Integrations

MarketMYSTR ๐Ÿ 

  • We now have a detailed page dedicated to our MarketMYSTR integration

Dtravel ๐ŸšŒ

  • We now have a detailed page dedicated to our Dtravel integration
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Shared by Alan โ€ข September 19, 2025

This week, there are many high-value updates for you! You can now let property owners schedule their own accommodations, leave notes for your teammates in the Inbox, and get more information about the upsells you're selling.

Owner Portal

Owners can book stays in their portal ๐Ÿ—“

  • Instead of you manually adding owner stays to the calendar, you can now give owners permission to book a stay in their portal
  • Choose default custom options like adding a cleaning after their stay or providing smart-lock codes to make booking seamless
  • You will be notified when an owner has created their own booking, so you're always up to date
  • Learn more about owners booking their stays in this detailed help article

Direct

Create quotes for alterations โœ๏ธ

  • You can now customize pricing for alterations, adjusting default calculations as needed
  • Discounts, cleaning fee adjustments, and other price changes can be easily updated
  • Custom quotes can be created after booking without having to alter the original stay
  • All price changes update taxes accordingly, providing better functionality for ad-hoc refunds

Updated fee functionality for cancellations ๐Ÿ—‚

  • Cleaning and linen fees are now refunded proportionally according to the cancellation policy, not always in full
  • This simplifies refund calculations and aligns with Airbnb's approach
  • It will be easier for hosts, guests, and staff to understand the cancellation details

Guests will now see lead time discounts โฑ

  • When guests are booking a stay, they will see the early bird or last-minute discounts applied to their pricing

Upsells

Learn more about upsells your guests purchase ๐Ÿ›

  • You can now see the details of the upsells you sold within the Inbox sidebar
  • Click on the upsells sold, and you will see the details, such as the price breakdown and dates

Guest Verification

Get notified of needed extra attention ๐Ÿ“ฃ

  • When a guest verification is suspected or approved, you will be notified on the mobile app
  • This will allow you to take immediate action to approve or reject the booking, rather than waiting to see the email

Dynamic Pricing

Minimum night stays update ๐Ÿ“†

  • You can now choose the specific day of the week for the shortest stay length settings, similar to the ideal length stay settings

Owner Statements

Apply taxes to your commissions ๐Ÿงฎ

  • You can now add a tax percentage (VAT, GST, HST, etc.) on top of their commission rate, which applies to the commission plus the flat fee
  • Tax details appear in the statement's reservation table, summary, profit/loss report, and QuickBooks integration
  • This feature helps you comply with tax regulations in various regions, like the 21% service tax in the Netherlands
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Shared by Alan โ€ข September 12, 2025

We're delivering you even more control of your dynamic pricing and helping you protect your property with more security deposit functionality! Cleanings have also gotten even smarter, ensuring you always have a clean property.

Dynamic Pricing

More control with a new advanced setting ๐Ÿ—“

  • You can now add a far future sensitivity setting to adjust your pricing for far-out bookings
  • Set adjustments for bookings made beyond 180, 240, and 330 days in the future
  • Increase or decrease the pricing by a certain percentage for each time frame
  • Learn more about optimizing your dynamic pricing settings in this detailed help article

Security Deposits

Debit cards are now accepted ๐Ÿ’ณ

  • Guests can submit and pay security deposits with their US debit cards
  • This will help open up the number of possible guests that can book with you, while allowing you to protect your properties
  • Learn more about adding security deposits to your booking flow in this detailed help article

Operations

Cancelled bookings will keep cleanings ๐Ÿงน

  • If a guest cancels a reservation after check-in, we will no longer cancel the cleaning tasks
  • This protects you if a guest stays one night, then cancels and leaves the remaining nights, leaving you with a messy property
  • You will be sure to always have a clean property when the unexpected cancellation arises

Update to operations code names ๐Ÿ”–

  • Task code names have been improved to be more specific to the origin of the task
  • If it's a Cleanster task, it will display Cleanster and a pin, like "Cleanster1234"
  • If it's a task rule that's auto-assigned to a team member, it will display the teammate's name and a pin, like "Alan1234"
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Shared by Alan โ€ข September 05, 2025

We've released some huge updates to your cleaning operations that will put them on autopilot, letting you sit back and relax! There are also improvements to our AI features and Direct bookings.

Autopilot Cleanings

Automated cleaning rule tasks โœจ

  • Cleaning tasks can now be set to an automatic state on a per-property basis
  • This will automate your messaging, smart locks, finding a cleaner, and live updates, so you don't have to lift a finger

Marketplace for local cleaners ๐Ÿงฝ

  • While creating a cleaning rule task, you will now see a list of reputable cleaners in your area who can be ready at any moment
  • These cleaners are vetted and are imported from Cleanster
  • Receive immediate help from Cleanster's support team at (737) 377-2944 if any issues arise with a cleaner

Dynamically updated and grouped task list ๐Ÿ“‹

  • The new task list is now smarter by adding tasks from the issue alerts of past guests
  • It will create a new task and group it appropriately in the correct category

Live updates and messaging for cleaning ๐Ÿงผ

  • You will receive live updates when your cleaner is arriving, cleaning, and leaving, so you're always up to date
  • The cleaner can share pictures of your property before and after they leave
  • You can also message the cleaner while they are completing their tasks

East cleaner access with smart lock codes๐Ÿšช

  • Add the %operations_smartlock_code% smart code to your task notifications
  • This will send the generated smart lock code to your cleaner for access to the property
  • You can learn more about all of our short codes in this detailed help article

AI

Issue alerts are available for all users ๐Ÿ””

  • You will now receive alerts in your inbox when a guest messages that there is some kind of problem
  • This will allow you to resolve the issue quickly to ensure the guest stays content with their stay
  • Once you've taken care of the problem, you can now dismiss the alert
  • If applicable, these issue alerts will create a new cleaning task for the property

Direct

Invite users to verify themselves for payouts ๐Ÿฆ

  • You can now invite users by either sending them an email or copying a link to share
  • This link will redirect the user directly to the verification process for the payout method

Better Google Analytics and e-commerce events ๐Ÿ”

  • We now load Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook in both your Direct site and booking widget, enabling seamless cross-site tracking
  • Additional support for Google's e-commerce tracking events (view_item, add_to_cart, begin_checkout, add_payment_info, purchase)
  • All events include rich data: currency, property details, dates, guest count, and pricing information
  • This will work automatically for Hospitable-hosted Direct sites; custom sites require additional configuration to link domains
  • You can learn more about Direct event tracking in this detailed help article

Alteration requests are live for all users โœ๏ธ

  • If you need to make a booking alteration request, it will now be automatically sent to your guests for their approval

Expand US tax remittance for Direct bookings ๐Ÿ—ƒ

  • We'll now collect and remit the following taxes for all Direct Premium bookings:
  • Arkansas - State Sales and Use Tax, Local Sales and Use Tax, and Arkansas State Tourism Tax
  • Indiana - County Innkeeper's Tax
  • Oregon - State Transient Lodging Tax

Inbox

Updated alteration requests in your inbox ๐Ÿ”

  • When an alteration request is received from a guest, we'll now bump that message to the top of the thread

Dynamic Pricing

Extended the preview window ๐Ÿ—“

  • You can now preview the pricing up to 180 days to ensure you're confident in enabling dynamic pricing