5%. Your payout drops by the full fee, while guests see a lower checkout total unless you raise your listed price.

A channel manager syncs calendars, rates and listings across Airbnb, Vrbo and more to stop double bookings. Learn if you need one and what to check first.

Four jobs justify an AI subscription for a short-term rental host: guest messaging, dynamic pricing, operations coordination, and guest data capture.

How much does Airbnb charge hosts in commission fees? 5 percent , deducted from each payout.

How do I use email marketing to convert past vacation rental guests into direct bookings?

Set direct booking site pricing by matching the OTA total, then adding a small direct perk. Learn floors, seasonal tiers and how to test what works.

Building a direct booking channel does not, on its own, hurt your Airbnb search ranking.

Standardize workflows, connect your PMS, website and CRM, and automate messaging before adding listings. Scale without operations breaking.

Capture guest emails at checkout, offer a direct-only perk, and make rebooking easy on your own site. Here is the 2026 repeat guest playbook for hosts.

Airbnb charges hosts roughly 15.5% per booking under the host-only fee model. See what that costs annually and how to keep more of it.