How long does approval take?
A complete submission is usually reviewed within a couple of days. Incomplete paperwork or missing photographs are what slow it down.
Every listing is read by a person before it goes live. That is slower than an automatic publish and it is the reason a guest can trust what they are looking at.
The two things that hold submissions up are missing photographs and paperwork without expiry dates. Getting both right first time is the fastest route to being live.