Homeaway VRBO Homeaway adding a 4-10% service fee to bookings in 2016 Austin Internet
Homeaway recently instituted a direct service fee to people who book with hoomeowners at their site. It is 4-10% of the booking mount and maxes out at around $500.
Homeownwers have no control over this new fee and find it to be a greedy move on the part of Homeaway. They already charge homeowners a exhorbitant annual fee to be on their platform, and blindsided most home owners and travelers with this new few.
While their portal is well developed and user-friendly, I hope this new policy of theirs will encourage other competition in the vacation rental space.
Kathleen