Since I established my business Destin Condo Rentals by Owner to rent our Pelican Beach Resort Condos, I have listed it with several channels. Here is a comparison with my experience. I need to remind you that all channels will incur 3% credit card fees and also will not properly protect you against chargebacks.
| Channel | Cost | PROs | CONs |
| Booking.com group | 15% of booking | High exposure Customer support Promotions and boosters Dispute commissions Gap filler |
Self collection of funds Declining CCs 24 wait to cancel declined cards Content by their writers |
| Expedia group | 15% of booking | Customer support Promotions and boosters Easy to cancel bookings Dispute commissions Gap filler |
Lower exposure Fees to guest are not transparent |
| VRBO/Homeaway | $699/yr or 5% | Popular for longer trips Very flexible in content Deposit can be adjusted Immediate payments Guest details upon booking |
Cost going up every year Exposure going down Available cancellation policies |
| Airbnb | None | Very flexible content Superhost program Guest details upon booking |
Payments after check-in 48h grace period Available cancellation policies Free cancellations during state emergencies |
| Flipkey/Tripadvisor | None | Deposit can be adjusted Longer rentals Request review from anyone |
Guest details upon final payment Payments after check-in 24h grace period |
| Tripz.com and ECBYO.com | $300+ listing fees | Request review from anyone | No bookings came so far Cannot quote for whole booking |
| Houfy.com | Began charging listing fees | New site with different mindset Can quote whole booking Import VRBO/Airbnb listings and reviews |
Very little exposure |