How to Reduce Airbnb & OTA Fees (and Keep More of Every Booking)
OTA fees quietly erode your margin on every reservation. Here's how the math works, and how direct bookings change it.
What the OTAs really take
Between host service fees and the guest-facing fee, the effective take on a typical Airbnb or VRBO booking can reach 15–30% of the total — before you account for the price pressure of competing in a marketplace.
Multiply that across a year of bookings and it's often thousands of dollars per property.
Keep the OTAs, but grow direct
You don't have to delist. Sync your calendar so your OTA listings stay live, and route as much demand as you can to your own site where you keep far more of each booking.
With Perch, bookings made through your site keep roughly 95% of the reservation — you only pay a small booking fee on what your own site generates.
Make direct the easy choice for guests
Guests book direct when it's simple and trustworthy: a fast site, secure checkout, and visible verification. Lead with those and your direct share grows over time.
Put this into action.
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