Airbnb
Guides and insights on Airbnb bookings, payouts, fees and accounting — and how Airflow turns each booking email into a draft invoice you review.
Listing on Crew HQ: Fees, Calendars and Payments, Explained Plainly
The questions hosts ask before listing for yacht crew on Crew HQ: what's free, what's charged, whether we need your Airbnb login, and how guests pay. Straight answers.
Is listing on Crew HQ really free? →
How to Connect Airbnb to Make
Airbnb has no Make app for hosts. Here is how to send each new, changed or cancelled Airbnb booking to a Make scenario through a custom webhook, what the message contains and what the method cannot do.
How do I connect Airbnb to Make? →
How to Connect Airbnb to Zapier, Make or Slack
Airbnb gives hosts no Zapier app. Here is how to send each new, changed or cancelled Airbnb booking to Zapier or Slack, what Airflow already does without it, eight automations worth building, and what the method cannot do.
How do I connect Airbnb to Zapier or Slack? →
How to Connect Airbnb to n8n
Airbnb has no n8n node for hosts. Here is how to get each new, changed or cancelled Airbnb booking into an n8n workflow through a Webhook node, with the fields you receive and how to check the signature.
How do I connect Airbnb to n8n? →
How to Find Your Airbnb iCal Link and Sync It with Other Calendars
Where the Airbnb calendar link is, how to paste it into VRBO, Booking.com or Google Calendar, how to import their calendars back, and what an iCal link can and cannot carry.
Where is my Airbnb iCal link, and how do I sync it? →
Is There One Inbox for Airbnb, VRBO and Booking.com Guest Messages?
Yes, but only from software with an official connection to each platform. What a unified inbox needs, which kind of tool provides it, what it costs you in setup, and what Airflow does and does not do here.
Is there one inbox for Airbnb, VRBO and Booking.com messages? →
Vienna and Berlin: When the Cap Depends on Where You Sleep
In Vienna and Berlin the number of nights you may let depends first on whether the flat is your main home. Why residence is the hinge, what each city allows, and how to set it up.
How many nights can I let in Vienna or Berlin? →
In Namibia, Letting an Unregistered Room Is a Criminal Offence
The Namibia Tourism Board Act makes providing accommodation in an unregistered establishment an offence carrying a fine up to N$20,000 or two years' imprisonment.
Do I need to register my rental with the Namibia Tourism Board? →
Kenya Plans to Collect Its 2% Tourism Levy at Source
Kenyan short-term rental operators must register with the Tourism Regulatory Authority. A 2% tourism levy deducted by the platforms was due by mid-2026 and had not started by September 2026.
How does Kenya's 2% tourism levy affect my rental? →
Portugal's Alojamento Local, Now That Lisbon Has Stopped Issuing
AL licences became permanent and transferable in 2024 — then Lisbon began closing neighbourhoods to new ones. Why the licence is now the asset, and how containment zones work.
Can I still get an Alojamento Local licence in Lisbon? →
Greece's AMA Number, and the 60-Day Line That Isn't a Cap
Greece requires an AMA number from AADE on every listing. The 60-day threshold is widely misread as a limit — it is a tax classification boundary, and the difference matters.
Do I need an AMA number in Greece, and is 60 days a limit? →
Italy's CIN: The Code That Goes on Your Listing and Your Front Door
Italy's national identification code must appear in every advert and physically at the property. What the CIN is, how it differs from the regional CIR, and the €8,000 downside.
What is Italy's CIN code, and where must I show it? →
Amsterdam's 30 Nights — and 15, If You're in the Wrong Street
Amsterdam caps holiday letting at 30 nights a year, and at 15 in eleven central neighbourhoods since April 2026. Plus the per-booking reporting duty hosts keep missing.
How many nights can I let in Amsterdam? →
Paris Is 90 Nights Now, Not 120
Paris cut its principal-residence cap from 120 nights to 90 with effect from January 2025. What changed, what the 13-character number is, and how to count it.
How many nights can I let my home in Paris? →
London's 90 Nights: How to Count Them Before the Council Does
The 90-night rule applies to the property, not to you, resets on 1 January, and has a second condition most hosts have never heard of. How to count it properly.
How do I count London's 90 nights? →
From 20 May 2026, Your Platform Reports Your Nights For You
EU Regulation 2024/1028 makes platforms verify your registration number and report your activity to national authorities every month. What it changes for hosts, and what it does not.
What does the EU short-term rental regulation change for hosts? →
Short-Term Rental Rules by City, 2026
Night caps, registration numbers and licence freezes across Europe and Africa, with the number, the authority and the date for each — and what actually counts towards your limit.
What are the short-term rental rules in my city? →
Occupancy Was 78%. So Why Was It a Bad Year?
Occupancy and average rate both flatter a bad year. What a per-night value chart shows that neither does, and how to find the months where you discounted and still didn't fill.
What did each night of my year actually earn? →
Airbnb Says 15%. Your Books Say 18.4%.
Headline commission is not what you pay. A breakdown of what each booking channel actually costs once service fees and taxes are out, and how to see your own number.
What does each booking channel really cost me? →
Copenhagen's 70 Nights and the Reporting Condition
Denmark lets you rent out your whole home for 70 days a year only when every booking goes through a platform that reports your income to the tax agency. Otherwise it is 30.
How many nights can I let my home in Copenhagen? →
How to Get Direct Bookings Instead of Relying on Airbnb
A practical plan for moving part of your business off the channels: somewhere to book, somewhere to be found, a reason to trust you, and a way to keep the guest once they arrive.
How do I get direct bookings instead of relying on Airbnb? →
Turning a Repeat Channel Guest Into a Direct Booking, Without Breaking the Rules
Your best guests keep coming back through the channel, and you pay commission every time. What the channels forbid, what they do not, and how to be the easy option when a guest goes looking for you.
How do I turn a repeat Airbnb guest into a direct booking? →
Where Your Bookings Are Actually Sold
A row of tiles under your bookings list and calendar showing every place each property can be booked, whether it is live, and the listing title Airflow matches your booking emails against.
Where can each of my properties be booked? →
Is a Direct Booking Actually Worth More? Run the Numbers
A direct booking does not save you the channel's whole commission. A worked example of what each side really costs, the largest discount you can offer before you lose money, and when direct is worth less.
Is a direct booking really worth more than an Airbnb one? →
What to Show an Inspector: A Night-by-Night Letting Statement
If a council asks how many nights your property was let or offered, a screenshot of today's calendar proves nothing. What a letting statement should contain, and how to download one.
What do I show an inspector who asks about my letting nights? →
South African Short-Term Rental Tax and Rates
Crossing Cape Town's 50% threshold makes you a commercial operator. Here's what changes for rates, income tax, VAT and capital gains — and what to track.
What tax and rates apply to a South African short-term rental? →
What to Do When a Guest Hasn't Paid the Balance
The balance was due last Tuesday and nothing happened. How to chase it, how to reach a guest whose email you never got, and what to automate.
What do I do when a guest hasn't paid the balance? →
Your Calendar Still Shows a Cancelled Booking
A guest cancelled on the channel, but the dates are still blocked everywhere else. Why feeds leave stale blocks behind, and how to clear them.
Why does my calendar still show a cancelled booking? →
What Happens to Your Invoice When a Guest Cancels
A cancelled booking can leave a live invoice in your accounts. Whether to delete, void or credit-note it depends on one thing: its real status.
What happens to the invoice when a guest cancels? →
Show Airbnb and Google Reviews on Your Website
Your best reviews sit on a channel that charges commission. How to get them onto your own site, what each platform's terms allow, and four pitfalls.
How do I show Airbnb and Google reviews on my website? →
How to Set Seasonal Rates for a Short-Term Rental
Fixed rack rates or a percentage off a base? Recurring seasons, minimum stays, discount stacking, and a yearly increase that compounds correctly.
How do I set seasonal rates for a short-term rental? → Multi-Currency Airbnb Income in Xero
A foreign-currency booking involves three exchange rates, not one. Which rate belongs on the guest invoice, the payment and the Xero entry, and why.
How do I record foreign-currency Airbnb income in Xero? →
Import Airbnb Booking History into Xero
Importing years of past bookings can raise hundreds of draft invoices dated today. The safe order to do it in, and which bookings to leave out.
How do I import past Airbnb bookings into Xero? →
Price Next Season Before You Have To
See what each season actually achieved against the rate you set, then apply a yearly increase per season, only where your own booking data supports it.
How should I price next season? →
Who Collects the Money on a Booking.com Stay?
Airbnb collects from the guest and remits. Booking.com usually does not. Why that hides money you are owed, and how to track what each channel collects.
Who collects the money on a Booking.com stay? →
Forward Booking Emails from Gmail to Airflow
Your Airbnb and Booking.com confirmations land in Gmail. Here's how to turn them into structured bookings, by hand or automatically.
How do I forward booking emails from Gmail? →
Airbnb & UK Tax: Getting Your Books Ready for HMRC
Airbnb tax in the UK explained for hosts: the property and trading allowances, VAT threshold, Making Tax Digital, and the records HMRC expects you to keep.
What records does HMRC expect from an Airbnb host? →
Airbnb & US Taxes: 1099-K, Schedule E and Clean Books
Airbnb taxes in the US for hosts: 1099-K thresholds, Schedule E versus Schedule C, the 14-day rule, and the records you need for clean, defensible books.
How is Airbnb income taxed in the US? →
How to Record Airbnb Income in Xero (Without the Manual Entry)
How to record Airbnb income in Xero correctly: what a payout really contains, the right line-item structure for accommodation, cleaning and service fees, and how to automate it.
How do I record Airbnb income in Xero? →
VRBO vs Airbnb Fees for Hosts: What Each One Takes in 2026
Airbnb takes 15.5% from most hosts. VRBO takes about 8% from the host and charges the guest 6–15% on top. A side-by-side table, a worked $1,000 booking, and what the difference means for your books.
What do VRBO and Airbnb each take from a host? →
Best Airbnb Accounting Software in 2026 (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage & FreshBooks)
The best accounting software for an Airbnb host is usually Xero or QuickBooks, whichever your accountant already uses. A plain comparison of Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and FreshBooks, and how to get your booking income into them.
What is the best accounting software for an Airbnb host? →
Why Your iCal Sync Keeps Breaking — and What to Do About It
Double bookings, stale calendars, and missing reservations. iCal sync is the glue holding most booking businesses together — and it's failing. Here's why, and a better approach.
Why does my iCal sync keep breaking? →
Airbnb Payouts Don't Match Your Invoices — Here's Why
The guest paid €1,200. After Airbnb's ~15% host-only fee and a currency conversion, your bank received £867. Your Xero invoice says something else entirely. Here's what's happening — and how to fix it.
Why don't my Airbnb payouts match my invoices? →
Managing Bookings from 5 Platforms Without Losing Your Mind
Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, HomeExchange, and direct enquiries — all in separate tabs, separate calendars, separate inboxes. There's a better way.
How do I manage bookings from five platforms? →
Your Reviews Are Your Most Underused Asset — Here's How to Fix That
Airflow's Reviews addon collects reviews from Google, from Airbnb's review-notification emails, and from your direct guests into one dashboard — with tracking, responses, and automated review requests.
How do I collect my reviews in one place? →
Your Booking Confirmation Emails Are a Goldmine You're Ignoring
Every booking confirmation email contains guest details, dates, amounts, fees, and platform data. You're reading them once and filing them. Here's what you should be doing instead.
What can I do with my booking confirmation emails? →