Airbnb's 15.5% Fee Hits Every Host September 15 (Fix These 4 Numbers First)

Short Term Rental RichesSep 15, 20264m 54s4 viewsScore 95
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Summary

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Airbnb is transitioning all hosts to a 15.5% host-only fee structure. To maintain the same net profit as the previous 3% host/guest split, hosts must apply a specific 18.34% markup to their nightly rates and all additional fees (cleaning, pet, etc.). Failing to adjust or using a simple 15.5% markup will result in a net earnings loss.

Key insights

  • Simply multiplying your old rate by 1.155 (a 15.5% increase) is mathematically incorrect and will leave you earning 1.3% less than your original net profit.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Doing nothing when the fee change hits; this will result in an immediate 12.5% decrease in your per-reservation earnings.

Tools & resources

  • Hospitabletool

    Automated guest messaging and sync tool for short-term rentals.

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