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Homeaway To Switch Bookings Fees from Guest to Owners?

All Change Please!

Uh Oh! Apparently, finding that bookers really don’t like being charged a 10% ‘booking fee’ on top of the rental price - even if it does include insurance, it looks as if HomeAway is planning to transfer the charge from the guest to the owner. Will they get the insurance instead? 

Well, naturally, this will be more popular with guests. You do wonder, though, what owners’ responses will be when they find around 10% lopped off their booking income for no apparent gain (unless there is more news to come).

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