Tag: fees

Airbnb converted its remaining software-connected split-fee hosts to the 15.5% host-only model last week.
The transition that started in August 2025 is finished. Here is what a full cycle taught us.

Most owner statements are designed to be filed, not read.
Here is every line on ours, what it means, and the three lines you should check on anyone's.

Airbnb's host-only fee moved from 15% to 15.5% on December 1, two months after it became mandatory.
Half a point sounds like nothing. Here is what it is on a real Nashville home.

As of October 27, software-connected US and Canadian hosts are on a 15.5% host-only fee whether they chose it or not.
Your gross went up, your net did not, and your rates need to reflect that.

As of yesterday, new software-connected host accounts move to Airbnb's host-only fee model.
Your payout math changes even though your nightly rate does not.

Guests complain about it, owners misread it, and almost nobody knows what it covers.
Here is the full breakdown of a Nashville turnover, line by line.

Casago is acquiring Vacasa at $5.02 a share, roughly $128 million, announced yesterday.
If your home is managed by a national brand, one question matters more than the price.

Gross booking revenue is not your revenue, and the difference is four separate deductions.
Here is the whole stack, line by line, before your accountant asks.

Airbnb's Summer Release added a host earnings dashboard alongside Icons and group-trip tools.
It is a useful view of one channel, and owners keep mistaking it for the whole picture.

Airbnb's full-year 2023 results landed today, and the host-cancellation number is the one to read.
It says more about where this business is going than the listing count does.

Most owners look at one number on a statement: the deposit. There are five that matter.
Here is how ours is built and what to demand from whoever sends yours.