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See what the platforms cost you.
Use your own numbers. The formula is visible and the rates are editable — these are estimates to size the problem, not a forecast of your payouts. The recurring cost is the commission you pay every time an already-acquired guest rebooks through the platform.
Instant estimate
Commission paid to platforms · per year
-$5,605That's 13.5% of your gross, and about 32.0 nights a year worked for the platform.
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That's the retention leak the Direct-Booking Kit is built to close — a one-time purchase, not another subscription.
Default rates: Booking.com ~15% · Airbnb 15.5% host-only · Vrbo 8% — published rates, july 2026. Editable above.
What the number means
Part of that commission is avoidable.
The platform earns its fee for introducing a new guest. The leak is paying it again when the same guest returns — because you never captured a way to reach them directly. That's the retention leak the Direct-Booking Kit is built to close.
Platforms acquire
New guests find you on Airbnb, Booking, Vrbo. Worth the commission — once.
You provide the stay
You capture the guest relationship, with consent, during a completed stay.
Guests return direct
Returning guests can book through your own channel — each direct rebooking avoids another OTA commission.
Never move an active or upcoming platform booking off-platform — this works on the next stay.
Close the leak
Stop paying twice for the same guest.
The Direct-Booking Kit helps you convert eligible past guests into direct, repeat bookings — a one-time purchase, not another subscription.
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