What are Booking.com and Airbnb really costing your Cape Town guesthouse?

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Your numbers

Monthly OTA revenue R 50 000

Commission rate 15%

Custom rate

The bleed

You're paying every month

R 7 500

in commission to OTAs

Per year

R 90 000

Over 5 years

R 450 000

That's real money. Enough to fully renovate a room, hire a part-time marketing manager, or buy a serviced apartment in Muizenberg over five years.

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Real commission rates: Booking.com 15% · Airbnb 14% · Expedia 20% · Direct 3.5% (Stripe)

The scenario

What if you shifted more bookings to direct?

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You'd save

R 27 000

in year one

Monthly savings

R 2 250

back in your pocket

Marketing budget

R 2 250/mo

break-even point

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