359. How to Turn Off Airbnb's Photo Tour (And Pick Your Own Photos)

Airbnb's photo tour sorts your listing photos room by room, the same way for every host in your market. Once it's on, you only control the order of your first 5 photos.

In this episode, we walk through what Airbnb's AI changed this year, how our team turns the photo tour off, and how to check what guests actually see.

What Airbnb's AI changed in the 2026 Summer Release Why the photo tour makes listings look alike The 1 empty room that keeps the tour off What to leave out of your first 5 photos The AI setting that doesn't do what hosts think Thanks for listening to the Short-Term Rental Riches podcast. If this episode helped you take control of your listing photos, subscribe so you never miss a new episode. Share it with a host who needs it, and leave us a quick review so more new hosts can find the show.

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