It took then years, finally a reasonable cancelation policy

[Chris]

@muddy

@Chris

That means I have full control over what rate the guest pays. So it is my decision to have my guest pay 20-25% more when booking trough an OTA.

I still don’t get it. You were complaining that the guests pay 20-25%, but you are choosing to do that yourself? So it’s a way of discouraging them to book other than direct? But how do they know it would be cheaper to book direct if they make contact through Airbnb or BDC?

Please read my original post again.

I was not complaining. I was pointing out that guest are getting smarter.

They use the OTA as a search platform, after finding an interesting listing they are trying to contact the host direct because they now they get a better offer.

It’s easy to find me, all contact details are in the listing (EU business requirement)

[MountainGirl1]

I kept mine flexible. We are still having lockdowns and interstate border closures due Covid.