New Airbnb increased fee structure?

[John Underwood]

This was posted on an Airbnb Facebook group. Any validity to this? Airbnb is now charging a guest fee of up to 20% (plus VAT) This is on top of the host fee of 3% - 5% A WHOPPING 25% take rate. Things are getting out of hand. As sure as eggs is eggs the Homeaway group will start chasing this figure in an, "if they can charge this, so can we" mentality. In theory, you could up the rates on your own website by 10% and still be a lot cheaper than the listing sites - BUT if you are a "Premier Partner" - you aren't allowed to do that.

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John Underwood

The current fee structure for ABB is 3% from hosts and 6-12% from guests. They’re currently doing market tests to eliminate guests fees and just charge them from the host. HA/VRBO charges hosts a higher fee but on average bookings are at a higher price point and depending on the market and the user results can vary.

Guesty grew too fast for their own good and currently markets towards larger clients 25+ listings at a commission % which is a bit too high for me.

There are tons of pms out there for STR that offer the same product for way cheaper and way more user friendly. Hope this helps.

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