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Booking.com
23 posts on the RentTools blog tagged Booking.com.
Short-term rental insurance: what AirCover doesn't cover
AirCover and damage deposits aren't insurance. What a real short-term rental policy covers — property, liability, lost income — and what it costs per year.
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Airbnb payout currency conversion fee: the hidden 3% spread
List in one currency, get paid in another? Airbnb and Booking.com bake ~3% into every cross-currency payout. The real math, and how to stop paying it.
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Booking.com commission: the real take rate after VAT and fees
Booking.com's 15% commission isn't the whole bill. Add VAT on the commission and the payments fee and your real take rate is closer to 19%. The worked math.
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iCal checkout day blocked? The off-by-one bug eating your nights
Your calendar syncs fine but the checkout day shows as booked on the other platform. Why iCal's exclusive DTEND and timezone drift quietly block a night you could sell.
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DAC7: Airbnb and Booking.com now report your income to the tax office
Since 2023 Airbnb and Booking.com hand every EU host's income to the tax authority under DAC7 — and rentals get no small-host exemption. Here's exactly what they send.
airbnbbooking-com
Airbnb calendar not syncing? 7 reasons your iCal feed goes stale
Airbnb calendar not syncing with Booking.com? The 7 reasons an iCal feed goes stale, the one timestamp that flags each, and the exact fix for all seven.
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Chargeback on a direct booking: the host's win-the-dispute playbook
A guest disputed your direct booking with their bank. The reason codes hosts actually face, the evidence that wins, and the $15 fee you pay either way.
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Overbooking relocation cost: what it costs to walk a guest
When you can't honor a booking, walking the guest means paying the price difference for comparable accommodation. Three worked scenarios and the real bill.
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Booking.com virtual card declined: the host's VCC charging playbook
Why Booking.com's virtual credit card declines — and the exact charge-from date, balance ceiling, and expiry window that fix 9 in 10 failed VCC charges.
host-tipsbooking-com
Booking lead time math: why an empty calendar isn't an emergency
How far ahead your bookings actually land, how to read your own pickup curve, and the pace test that says whether an empty calendar means discount — or just wait.
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Airbnb guest refund math: how much to comp when a stay goes wrong
A severity formula for mid-stay refunds — affected nights times nightly rate times an impact factor — with four worked scenarios and the platform rules that override a lowball.
host-tipsguest-comms
Booking.com Preferred Partner math: when the +2% commission pays back
Worked break-even on Booking.com's Preferred Partner badge — the +2% commission tax, the two-tier ladder, and why it only pays with empty nights to fill.
host-tipsbooking-com