Airbnb and Booking.com Fees Are Eating Your Profit — Here's an Alternative

Commission-based platforms typically take a meaningful cut of every booking — host service fees plus platform commissions often add up to 15% or more of what a renter pays, split between host and guest fees depending on the platform. That's not a criticism of those platforms; it's simply the cost of the service they provide.

What changes with a commission-free listing

• You keep what you agree on. If you and the renter settle on €800 for the week, €800 is what changes hands.
• No cut on top of your usual channels. Listing on a free platform alongside the ones you already use doesn't cost you anything to try.
• More room to price competitively. Without a commission built into your calculation, you can offer a fair price and still keep more of it.

It doesn't have to replace what you're already doing

Most owners don't drop their existing listings — they add a free one alongside them, and let renters choose. If a booking comes through the free channel, that's pure upside; nothing changes if it doesn't. List your property on Vacayo — free for owners, no commission, ever.