Airbnb and Booking.com work differently: fees, payments, messaging, cancellation policies. Your operation, though, shouldn't be split in two.
The short answer
Choose a PMS that can connect both platforms by API, centralize bookings and messages, and clearly separate their differences in payments, commissions and pricing rules in its reports.
Sync
The foundation is a shared calendar. Check that availability, rates, minimum stay and booking changes update in both directions.
Messaging
Teams should find conversations in one place, with the history linked to the booking. Automation shouldn't make you lose the context.
Finance
Airbnb and Booking.com don't present amounts the same way. On Airbnb, since October 27, 2025, hosts connected to management software have moved to host-only service fees, at 15.5% in the general case. Booking.com charges a commission whose rate depends on the property and the contract. Your PMS should separate gross revenue, commissions, taxes and amounts actually received.
Boostinghost
Boostinghost connects Airbnb and Booking.com (as well as Vrbo and Expedia) by API. It brings together a multi-property calendar, centralized messaging with AI, pricing rules and reporting that calculates platform commissions, cleaning fees and tourist tax.
Frequently asked questions
Can you manage Booking.com and Airbnb messages together?
Yes, with a PMS that retrieves conversations from both platforms through their integrations. In Boostinghost, replies to Airbnb and Booking.com guests go out from the same inbox and are delivered on the original platform.
Do you need a channel manager with only two platforms?
Yes, as soon as both accept bookings for the same dates. Without sync, the risk of a double booking is real as soon as a date sells on one before being blocked on the other.
Should I test with a real property?
Yes. Connect a real property during the trial and check future bookings, published prices and messages on both platforms. It's the only way to check how it really works.
Should you show the same price on both platforms?
Not necessarily. Since fees and commissions differ, many hosts adjust the price per channel to get the same net revenue. Check that your PMS allows this setting.
Key takeaways
To manage Airbnb and Booking.com together, you need API sync, a shared inbox and reports that account for each platform's own fees.
Sources
- https://www.boostinghost.fr/
- https://developers.booking.com/connectivity/docs
- https://www.airbnb.fr/help/article/1857
- https://hello.pricelabs.co/fr/blog/changement-frais-service-airbnb/
Sources verified on October 7, 2026.
