Airbnb takes 15.5% from hosts on most bookings in 2026. This is the single host-only service fee that now applies across nearly the entire platform, charged on the booking subtotal before taxes. If you started hosting under the old system, this numbe...
Airbnb works for owners as a global marketplace: you list a property, guests book and pay through the platform, Airbnb releases your money after check-in, and you run the stay. Simple on the surface. Underneath sits a system of fees, payout rules, an...
Companies that manage Airbnb handle everything from listing creation and pricing to guest messaging, check-ins, cleaning, and regulatory filings. They are not interchangeable. Fees range from 10% to 30% of revenue, service quality swings wildly, and ...
Legal requirements for Airbnb in the UK changed substantially between 2024 and 2026. The Furnished Holiday Letting tax regime is gone. Scotland's licensing scheme is fully enforced. The UK government has confirmed a mandatory short-term rental regist...
The legal framework around short-term letting in the UK changed more between 2022 and 2026 than in the previous twenty years combined. Hosts who started letting a London flat on Airbnb in 2018 with no obligations beyond declaring their income now fac...
Issuing invoices for your vacation rental in Greece is not as straightforward as sending a payment receipt to your guest. Since Law 5073/2023 tightened compliance requirements for short-term rental operators, every professional host must issue certif...
Most property managers know that manual property management costs more than it should. What very few have calculated is exactly how much, broken down by process, by portfolio size, and by the categories of cost that rarely show up on any P&...
Running someone else's Airbnb sounds simple until you're juggling 3am lock issues, last-minute cancellations, and a disgruntled guest, all on the same Tuesday. That's the reality of an Airbnb management business, and it's also why property owners are...
Peak season vacation rental management accounts for a large share of annual revenue in most short-term rental portfolios and, equally, a large share of operational failures. For managers running 10 to 49 properties, the challenge is not demand. ...
Pet owners don't leave their animals behind anymore. Increasingly, they book around them. 52% of travelers now base their travel plans on whether a destination accommodates their pet. 60% say a holiday isn't truly a holiday without their furry compan...
If you manage short-term rentals, one of the most important parts of your business is not only the property itself, but how travelers find and book it. That is where vacation rental distribution comes in. Many property managers think distribution sim...
Failing to meet Airbnb guest expectations is one of the fastest ways to get negative reviews, complaints, and operational headaches. The problem is not usually the property itself. It is the gap between what the guest expects and what actually happen...
