Hotel-tech glossary
Airbnb
The largest short-term rental marketplace, increasingly used by boutique hotels for select listings.
Airbnb began as a short-term rental marketplace but now lists boutique hotels under the "Hotels" category alongside whole-home rentals. Commissions are typically 14-16% (split between host and guest fees). For independent properties Airbnb is a meaningful incremental channel in leisure markets but rarely the largest single OTA contributor.
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Part of the hotel-tech glossary. Maintained by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo.