Airbnb Blurs the Line on What Counts as Direct
Airbnb's test of lower fees for hosts who bring their own guests is forcing operators to rethink what a truly commission-free booking looks like.
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Guests Are Sweeping Rentals for Hidden Cameras Before Check-In
Cheap detection tools are turning camera disclosure into a live compliance risk for short-term rental hosts, not just a line in the listing.
Airbnb Trials Lower Fees for Hosts Who Bring Guests
Airbnb is testing a discounted service fee for hosts who already have a guest lined up before booking, but the reservation still runs through Airbnb's system.
Fee Gaps Between Airbnb and Booking.com Widen Choices for Hosts
Commission structures, cancellation defaults and payout timing now diverge enough between Airbnb and Booking.com that listing on both without adjusting pricing can quietly erode margin.
Airbnb Leans on Tripadvisor to Fill Its Experiences Gap
Airbnb will start selling Tripadvisor Group's tours and activities inventory inside its own app later this year, under a deal neither company has priced publicly.
Australia Under Pressure to Publish Airbnb Housing Review
Asia-Pacific: Housing advocates and opposition lawmakers want Canberra to release a completed government review into short-term rentals as rental vacancy rates stay near historic lows.
Airbnb Fee Switch Leaves Hosts With Smaller Payouts
Hosts say Airbnb has been quietly moving some listings onto a different fee model, and the change can shrink what a booking actually pays out.
Airbnb Grows 17% as EU Rental Registration Deadline Nears
Airbnb's Q2 2026 revenue climbed 17% even as hosts across the EU face a May 20, 2026 deadline to register listings under new data-sharing rules.
Irvine Orders Airbnb, Vrbo to Hand Over Parcel Numbers
Irvine, California will require booking platforms to submit exact addresses and assessor parcel numbers, closing a gap hosts have used since the city's 2018 short-term rental ban to stay off the radar.
Airbnb Co-Host Payouts Don't Shift Italy's Tax Bill
Italian tax rules keep short-term rental income liability with the property's legal lessor even when Airbnb splits the payout with a co-host.
Clark County Orders Airbnb, Vrbo to Block Unlicensed Listings
Clark County commissioners voted 5-0 to bar booking platforms from taking payments on short-term rentals without a county license, starting with an enforcement rollout aimed at Airbnb and Vrbo.
Airbnb's New Car Rental Feature Runs on CarTrawler
Airbnb has begun offering car rental bookings inside its app, sourced through Dublin-based travel technology firm CarTrawler, extending its push into services beyond stays.
Woodstock, Illinois Ends Airbnb Tax Break Starting Jan. 1
Woodstock, Illinois will start taxing short-term rentals on January 1, closing an exemption that let Airbnb and Vrbo hosts skip the lodging tax hotels already pay.
Airbnb Raises Outlook as Q2 Revenue Outpaces Bookings Growth
Airbnb says second-quarter revenue climbed 17% while nights and experiences booked rose 10%, a gap that points to higher spending per trip rather than just more guests.
Airbnb Sued Over Utah Teen's Murder at Rented Home
A Salt Lake City mother's lawsuit accuses Airbnb of failing to stop a party that ended in her 19-year-old son's death, testing how far the platform's safety tools actually go.
Airbnb Pays Boulder Hosts $200 to List for Sundance
Airbnb is offering a one-time $200 bonus to Boulder, Colorado residents who put a home up for rent during Sundance Film Festival's first year in the city.
Airbnb Adds Car Rentals, Betting Guests Won't Leave the App
Airbnb has folded car rental bookings into its app and website, the latest push to keep travelers spending inside its ecosystem instead of comparison shopping elsewhere.
Flagstaff Rental Fee Hike Spares Airbnb, Vrbo Hosts
Flagstaff, Arizona, is raising short-term rental registration fees and requiring insurance and background checks, but hosts booking exclusively through Airbnb and Vrbo are exempt from parts of the new rules.
Big Three Platforms' Earnings Calls Set to Signal Demand Shifts
Airbnb, Booking Holdings and Expedia Group report second-quarter 2026 results in the coming weeks, and the numbers behind the headlines matter more to hosts than the headlines themselves.
Owners Warned to Put Airbnb Manager Deals in Writing
A free 2026 contract template highlights how many owners still hand Airbnb listings to co-hosts or managers with no written terms on fees, damage liability, or account access.