Simplifying Airbnb service fees

We’re simplifying our fee structure to make it easier to know what guests pay and price competitively.

Some hosts who manage prices using property management or channel management software recently switched to a single fee. If you haven’t switched yet, find out what’s changing and how to keep your payouts the same.

Today, hosts and guests both typically pay service fees. As a result, you set one price but your guests see a higher price that includes their service fee.

Many hosts tell us this makes pricing difficult. For example, if you set your price at £100, guests see £115 after the guest fee is added and you earn £97 after the host fee is deducted.*

To simplify pricing, we’re combining both fees into a single 15.5% service fee paid by hosts. For example, if you set your price at £115, guests see £115 and you earn £97 after the single fee is deducted.

The 15.5% fee is based on Airbnb’s global average service fees.

Hosts using property management software who aren’t yet on the single service fee will switch to the single fee on 13 October.

You’ll need to adjust your prices to keep your payouts per night the same. Using the previous example, if you adjust your price from £100 to £115, you’ll still earn £97 and guests will still see £115.

If you adjust your prices to account for the single service fee, make the changes on 13 October using your property management software. Then double-check that your prices, including discounts and promotions, look right on the software and platforms you use.

If you decide to make changes before 13 October, you’ll need to manually update your fee structure to the single service fee in the Payments section of your Airbnb account.

The single service fee will only apply to reservations made after you switch to a single fee.

If you don’t take action by the 13 October deadline, your prices and payouts per night will be lower. For example, if you keep your price at £100, you’ll earn £84.50 after the 15.5% fee is deducted and guests will see £100.

Learn more about Airbnb service fees.

*These are examples only and do not account for fees hosts choose to add or taxes.

Exceptions may apply. For listings in Brazil and Mexico, the single fee will remain 16%.

In some countries and regions, taxes are included in the total price displayed on listings. Taxes are always included in the total price shown to guests prior to checkout.

Information contained in this article may have changed since publication.