Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

The Split Fee Is Not Back: What Airbnb's 15.5% Host-Only Fee Actually Means for Your Payout


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As of April 15th, Airbnb moved every host to a 15.5% host-only fee.

If you haven't updated your pricing yet — your next booking will pay you less than you expect.

Btw you can grab the spreadsheet from here : https://www.strsecrets.com/airbnbfee

Also, if you want to talk to us directly: http://strsecrets.com/implement

In this training Mike covers:

- What the Airbnb fee change actually means: 15.5% host-only fee applies to nightly rate, cleaning fee, resort fee, pet fee — everything

- Why the split fee showing back up in your account is a bug — not a reversal

- The exact price increase you need to make: 18.34% minimum for direct owners

- How co-hosts and property managers need to handle this differently — and why checking the listing owner's account first matters

- The fee change spreadsheet walkthrough — how to model the right scenario for your business (comment FEE CHANGE to get it)

- How to split the channel fee with your homeowner so nobody loses

- How to track your Airbnb algorithm ranking after raising prices using Rank Breeze

- Why five-star properties make 18% more in RevPAR than 4.7-star properties — and how that matters more right now

- How Mike's portfolio is pacing 130% of June goals and 120% of July goals — and why

- Why now is the time to get on Vrbo — Mike is seeing 10% more bookings YoY from Vrbo this year

- How to retarget past guests with text messages and automated campaigns to offset any Airbnb drop

- Listing optimization basics: why your first five photos, your copy, and your reviews are your most valuable assets right now

This is the most important training for STR operators this month.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - What Just Happened: Airbnb's Fee Change Explained

1:16 - The Split Fee Is Not Back — It Was a Bug

2:23 - What 15.5% Host-Only Fee Actually Means for Your Payout

3:04 - Step 1: Increase Your Airbnb Pricing by 18.34% Right Now

4:27 - Step 2: Track Your Algorithm Ranking After Raising Prices

5:44 - How to Check and Confirm Your Fee Setting in Airbnb

8:21 - The Fee Change Spreadsheet Walkthrough

12:30 - How to Split the Channel Fee With Your Homeowner

14:26 - What Co-Hosts and Property Managers Need to Do Differently

15:12 - How to Make Pricing Changes Inside Your PMS

16:03 - Testing Price Increases: 15% vs 18% vs 25% — What We've Seen

18:01 - The Airbnb Algorithm: What Actually Moves Your Ranking

18:25 - Five-Star Properties Make 18% More in RevPAR

19:48 - Virtual Stays, Friends and Family Reviews and Algorithm Boosts

20:15 - Mike's Portfolio Is Pacing 130% of June Goals — Here's Why

21:03 - Get on Vrbo: Mike Is Up 10% YoY From Vrbo This Year

22:15 - Retarget Past Guests With Text Campaigns Right Now

23:45 - Listing Optimization Basics: Photos, Copy and Reviews

24:07 - Action Steps and Where to Get the Spreadsheet

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