Kay Walten

Kay Walten

The Business Side

Airbnb Just Gave You a 15% Pay Cut

15% isn’t the problem. Thinking Airbnb is your business is.

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Kay Walten
Aug 28, 2025
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Every booking, you’re handing Airbnb 1 of every 7 nights.
Not because you agreed.
Because they changed the rules.

Hosts are panicking.
Margins are thinner.
Complaints are loud.

But here’s the truth:
The problem isn’t the 15%.
The problem is thinking Airbnb is your business.

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