Elite 8 weekend wrapped Sunday. Of the four teams left, two had fans traveling to SoCal this weekend — alumni weekends, out-of-town family visits, fan groups meeting up. What the booking curve showed:
What we measured
- 2-bedroom inventory in LA: up 19% WoW occupancy
- Fan-group bookings (groups of 6-10): up 34% WoW
- Watch-party property search tags trending above normal
What hosts who captured it did
- Updated listing photos to show the main-room TV prominently
- Set Saturday 3pm early check-in to align with noon tipoff
- Added a "Game-Day Stocked" welcome line — snacks, 12-pack of ice, chip bowls ready
What hosts who missed it did
- Kept generic weekend photos as primary
- Didn't relax minimum-stay for 2-night bookings
- Missed the Thursday booking spike that precedes sports-travel weekends
