Airbnb’s 15.5% Fee Change: What Hosts Must Do Now

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What happens when Airbnb quietly shifts 12.5% of your revenue overnight?

In this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Jasper Ribbers (Head of Revenue Management at Freewyld) and Miles Chew (Revenue Manager at Freewyld Foundry) break down Airbnb’s new 15.5% host fee, explain what it means for your payouts, and show you how to fix your pricing strategy before your margins vanish.

You’ll discover:

• The exact markup you need to stay revenue-neutral

• How to adjust cleaning, pet, and resort fees to avoid losses

• Why small miscalculations in PMS markups can quietly drain six figures

• How this update affects management splits and owner payouts

• The hidden ripple effect on guest pricing, demand, and taxes

Jasper and Miles also explain why Airbnb made this move, what it means for hosts globally, and how to keep your pricing consistent across OTA channels without sacrificing rate parity.

💡 Topics Covered:

• Airbnb’s 15.5% host fee breakdown

• How to calculate the right markup using Freewyld’s tool

• PMS limitations, rounding errors, and pricing precision

• Adjusting management and cleaning fees to stay profitable

• How to communicate these changes transparently to owners and guests

🔗 Relevant Links:

Learn more about Freewyld Foundry → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com

Follow Jasper Ribbers → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasperribbers/

Follow Freewyld → https://www.linkedin.com/company/freewyldfoundry

Keywords:

Airbnb, Airbnb host, Airbnb fees, Airbnb update, short-term rentals, vacation rentals, revenue management, pricing strategy, property management, Freewyld, Freewyld Foundry, STR growth, Airbnb pricing, Airbnb markup, hospitality industry, profit optimization

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