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A host's $16,000 damage claim over a cracked coffee table was reversed after the guest said his two photos did not match and Airbnb told him it could not verify them. Airbnb's damage terms now spell out what evidence it accepts.

Vrbo is moving most hosts to a flat 12 percent commission on October 29, 2026, more than doubling the fee for listings connected to a property management system. Trade press also reports a new rate parity clause that ties pricing on your own direct-booking site to what you charge on Vrbo.

An Airbnb cancellation policy pays a host only when a cancellation lands inside its window, so the right one depends on how far ahead your guests actually book.

Airbnb collects occupancy tax where it has an agreement or a legal duty to, and that can leave out the county or city tax at your address. Florida's Walton County and Dallas, Texas, both show a local tax that no platform collects for the host.

A booking-and-payment site for your own stay, up in 10 minutes. Build a commission-free direct channel with OTA sync, and handle guest inquiries in one place.

The host-only fee switch is live or days away for most hosts. Here are straight answers, with the actual math, to the five questions flooding Airbnb's community forums right now.

Idaho and Indiana passed the only statewide short-term rental preemption laws of 2026, while New York kept fining and Houston began delisting unregistered listings. Here's what the split means for where and how you host.

September RevPAR is pacing 26% higher year over year, and occupancy is doing more of the work than rates. Here's what that means for how you price the next two months.

On September 15, 2026 (October 13 in the EEA), the split-fee option disappears for good. Here's the exact repricing math, including why the 18.34% figure most guides quote overshoots.

Three of the top ten posts on r/airbnb_hosts this week were the same story: damage first, bad review second. The policy that decides what happens next is more specific than most hosts think.

A guest from a country where cooling is near-universal has never slept in a room without it. That is not a complaint about your listing. It is a baseline they did not know they had.

A connection that only receives bookings looks perfect on the dashboard. Then you sell a night direct and it stays for sale everywhere else.

Airbnb funds exactly its fee percentage of any guest discount. You fund the other 85 cents on the dollar, every night, for as long as the switch is on.