548. Airbnb Changed the Fees Again… Here’s What Actually Matters
Thanks For Visiting
Airbnb Superhosts Annette Grant & Sarah Karakaian
4.9 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Airbnb changed the fee structure again… and most hosts are asking the wrong question.
Everyone is debating which option to choose, but almost no one is looking at what actually happened to their numbers after the last change.
In this episode, we break down what Airbnb quietly updated, the biggest mistakes hosts are about to repeat, and the four audits you need to run before touching a single setting.
Because this isn’t about opinions, it’s about your profit.
What You’ll Learn:
- What Airbnb actually changed with fee structures
- Why the “recommended” label matters more than you think
- The biggest mistake hosts made during the last fee switch
- Why copying someone else’s markup strategy doesn’t work
- The four key audits you must run before making changes
- How to evaluate your performance vs your market
- Why pricing is only one part of the equation
- How to make decisions based on data instead of panic
Resources mentioned:
- Submit your property for our next #STRShareSunday at strshare.com
- Join our Priced and Profitable Bootcamp!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know most short-term rental hosts are leaving between $75 and $300 on the table every single booking? |
| 0:06.5 | We've coached over 1,000 hosts, and we see this with almost every single one. |
| 0:11.1 | But the good news is we can show you exactly how to stop leaving money on the table. |
| 0:15.6 | Inside our upcoming Priced and Profitable Boot Camp, we'll show you the strategy that earns hosts on average |
| 0:21.2 | 20% more revenue. Training start May 4th with tickets starting at $49. |
| 0:27.7 | Go to thanks for visiting.com slash boot camp to save your seat now. |
| 0:37.4 | You're listening to the Thanks for Visiting Podcast. |
| 0:39.9 | We believe hosting with Heart is at the core of every short-term rental. |
| 0:44.3 | With Annette's background in business operation and Sarah's extensive hospitality management and interior design experience, we have welcomed thousands of guests from over 30 countries, earning |
| 0:55.5 | us over a million dollars and garnering us thousands of five-star reviews. We love sharing |
| 1:01.4 | creative ways for your listing to stand out, serve your guests, and be profitable. Each episode, |
| 1:08.1 | we will have knowledgeable guests who bring value to the short-term rental industry. |
| 1:11.8 | Or we will share our stories of our own experiences so you can implement actual improvements to your rentals. |
| 1:18.5 | Whether you're experienced new or nervous to start your own short-term rental, we promise you'll feel right at home. |
| 1:29.8 | All right, I got to pause the episode for a second and ask you something. |
| 1:33.4 | If you're getting bookings right now, but the money at the end of the month never quite |
| 1:38.2 | adds up to what you're expecting it to add up to, do you know why? |
| 1:42.9 | Well, here's a thing. |
| 1:43.8 | Most hosts don't know why. And the truth is, |
| 1:46.7 | it's not the market, it's not your property, and it's not the platform. When we audit short-term |
| 1:51.6 | mental businesses, the same things come up time and time again. Hosts are leaving anywhere from |
| 1:56.9 | $75 to $300 on the table every single booking because they're pricing from gut |
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