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Guides for hosts who want to keep more of every booking, and for guests who want to save the platform fee.

• How to compete with Airbnb fees as an independent host

  Five things independent vacation rental hosts can do to win bookings without giving 15 to 25 percent to Airbnb.

  2026-04-29·3 min read·hosts, direct booking, fees

• How to set up iCal sync for your vacation rental

  A step by step guide to syncing your booking calendar across Airbnb, Vrbo, your own site, and metasearch engines like AllRoost.

  2026-04-22·3 min read·hosts, ical, technical

• Why every smart traveler checks the host's direct site

  Showrooming is when you find a product on one site and buy it on another. It is the most underused trick in vacation rental booking.

  2026-04-15·3 min read·guests, fees, savings