Confirmed in Their Portal, Paid to You
When a traveller on Airflow Guest books your place, the booking is confirmed inside their own Guest Portal and the money goes directly to you. Here is the whole journey, from request to payment.
How am I paid when a traveller books through Airflow Guest? →
What to Send a Guest Before Arrival, and When
A pre-arrival timeline for short-term rental hosts: what to send at booking, once paid, a week out, three days out and on check-in day, and how to automate it.
What should I send a guest before arrival, and when? →
Accepting PayPal Payments for Your Bookings
How PayPal fits into your booking workflow, where Airflow handles the payment, and how to keep your accounts clean either way.
Can I accept PayPal for my bookings? →
Deposit Now, Balance Later — and the Books Stay Right
Let guests pay a deposit to hold their dates and the balance closer to arrival. Airflow tracks every stage automatically — deposit paid, balance remaining, fully paid — and the accounting stays reconciled the whole way. Live across cards, Paystack, and manual payments.
Can guests pay a deposit now and the balance later? →
Commission on What You Collect, Not What You Hope to Collect
Airflow now charges its booking commission proportionally to the money you've actually received — pay on the deposit when it lands, the rest when the balance is paid. Live now across cards, Paystack, and manual payments.
When does Airflow charge its booking commission? →
Get Paid in Kenya: M-Pesa Bookings With Real Books Behind Them
Kenyan and African hosts can take direct bookings paid by M-Pesa, card, or bank transfer through their own Paystack account — and the accounting draft and commission flow happen automatically. Live now in KES.
How do I take M-Pesa payments for bookings in Kenya? →
See the Number Before You Charge It: Manual Payments, Done Right
In bank-transfer, cash, and mobile-money markets, you collect the money yourself. Airflow lets you record the exact amount received — and shows you the precise commission before anything is charged. No silent charges. Live now for PayPal, M-Pesa, and bank transfer.
How do I record a cash or bank-transfer payment? →
Held for 10 Minutes: How Airflow Stops Double Bookings at Checkout
When a guest starts paying, Airflow holds their dates for about 10 minutes so no one else can grab the same slot. Complete the payment and it's confirmed; abandon it and the hold auto-expires and the dates free up. And a database-level guard makes a true double-book impossible, even in a race.
How does Airflow stop double bookings at checkout? →
Guest Payments & Deposits
How Airflow handles guest payments — from deposit collection at booking to balance payments via the guest portal, with support for Stripe, Paystack, and manual methods.
How does Airflow take guest payments and deposits? →
Your Own Booking Engine, for Free — Why Direct Bookings Change Everything
Every Airflow plan includes direct booking: a Stripe-powered checkout, draft invoices, and full guest ownership — with no monthly fee for the booking engine.
Can I get my own booking engine without a monthly fee? →