There’s been a lot of debate on what markup you need to keep your payouts whole.

If you want to offset the entire 15.5% fee, the correct markup is 18.34%.
That’s because you’re covering the full fee from scratch.

But here’s the key: most hosts (myself included) were already absorbing the old 3% fee as an acquisition cost.
In that case, you don’t need to markup that part again — you only need to offset the extra 12.5%.

Example:

• Old rate = $100

• Airbnb takes 12.5% → you’d only get $87.50

• To get back to $100: $100 ÷ 0.875 = $114.29
  That’s a 14.29% markup (multiply rates by 1.1429).

So which is correct?

• 18.34% if you’re offsetting the full 15.5%.

• 14.29% if you were already absorbing the 3%.

Many PMS systems let you apply this markup automatically. Update your markup percentage once, and it flows through to all your listings.

How are you handling the new fee—passing it all on to guests, absorbing part of it, or somewhere in between?