Airbnb
Guides and insights on Airbnb bookings, payouts, fees and accounting — and how Airflow turns each booking email into a reconciled draft invoice.
Forward Booking Emails from Gmail to Airflow
Your Airbnb and Booking.com confirmations land in Gmail. Here's how to turn them into structured bookings, by hand or automatically.
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How to Record Airbnb Income in Xero (Without the Manual Entry)
How to record Airbnb income in Xero correctly: what a payout really contains, the right line-item structure for accommodation, cleaning and service fees, and how to automate it.
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VRBO vs Airbnb: Fees, Payouts & Accounting Compared
VRBO vs Airbnb fees and payouts compared, plus how each affects your accounting — and why the bookkeeping work is the same headache on both platforms.
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Airbnb & US Taxes: 1099-K, Schedule E and Clean Books
Airbnb taxes in the US for hosts: 1099-K thresholds, Schedule E versus Schedule C, the 14-day rule, and the records you need for clean, defensible books.
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Airbnb & UK Tax: Getting Your Books Ready for HMRC
Airbnb tax in the UK explained for hosts: the property and trading allowances, VAT threshold, Making Tax Digital, and the records HMRC expects you to keep.
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Best Airbnb Accounting Software in 2026 (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage & FreshBooks)
Looking for accounting software for your Airbnb? The real question isn't which ledger to use — it's what gets your booking income into it cleanly. Here's how to choose, and how Airflow connects to all four major engines.
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Why Your iCal Sync Keeps Breaking — and What to Do About It
Double bookings, stale calendars, and missing reservations. iCal sync is the glue holding most booking businesses together — and it's failing. Here's why, and a better approach.
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Airbnb Payouts Don't Match Your Invoices — Here's Why
The guest paid €1,200. After Airbnb's ~15% host-only fee and a currency conversion, your bank received £867. Your Xero invoice says something else entirely. Here's what's happening — and how to fix it.
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Managing Bookings from 5 Platforms Without Losing Your Mind
Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, HomeExchange, and direct enquiries — all in separate tabs, separate calendars, separate inboxes. There's a better way.
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Your Reviews Are Your Most Underused Asset — Here's How to Fix That
Airflow's Reviews addon pulls reviews from Airbnb, Google, and direct guests into one dashboard — with tracking, responses, and automated review requests.
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Your Booking Confirmation Emails Are a Goldmine You're Ignoring
Every booking confirmation email contains guest details, dates, amounts, fees, and platform data. You're reading them once and filing them. Here's what you should be doing instead.
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