What Vrbo’s 12% commission does to your payout
From 29 October 2026, Vrbo charges hosts a flat 12% commission with card processing included, up from about 8% for most pay-per-booking hosts. Enter your price to see the new payout and the price that keeps your old one.
Prices checked 15 November 2026.
12% from 29 October 2026, payment processing included. Some regions pay up to 15%; your Vrbo dashboard shows your rate.
Pay-per-booking hosts paid about 8% before (5% commission plus 3% card processing). PMS-connected hosts paid 5%.
Platforms in the EU and UK usually add VAT to their fee unless you’re VAT-registered and account for it yourself.
Your price on Vrbo at a 12% fee
New nightly price
105.61
same payout as before
Increase
5.61%
Your payout per night
90.40
The same 100.00 a night on each site
Airbnb at 15.5%81.40
Vrbo at 12%85.60
Booking.com at 15%82.00
Payout = price × (1 − fee × (1 + VAT)). Works in any currency. Source: Expedia Group newsroom, Vrbo compensation model changes, checked 15 Nov 2026.
Vrbo’s guest service fee stays, unlike Airbnb’s. Bookings made before the change keep the old commission. Read our guide to the change.
Questions about Vrbo fees
A flat 12% on bookings for pay-per-booking hosts, with payment processing included. In some regions and older Vrbo brands it is up to 15%, and your Vrbo dashboard shows the rate for your listing.
Pay-per-booking hosts paid a 5% commission plus about 3% card processing, so roughly 8%. Hosts connected through property management software paid 5%. Subscription hosts paid a yearly fee and move to the new model when their term ends.
Going from 8% to 12% needs about a 4.5% higher nightly price to keep the same payout, before VAT. From 5% it is about 8%. The calculator works it out for your numbers.
Reports of the change say it applies to the rental amount plus fees you charge guests, such as cleaning or pet fees, but not to taxes.