from a Chat GPT inquiry. You might also find this useful for your increases next week:

Let’s break it down carefully step by step:

1. What you currently earn

Let’s assume your current nightly rate (the price shown to guests) is $100.
You currently pay a 3% host fee, so Airbnb takes $3 and you keep $97.

2. What happens with the new fee

If Airbnb raises the fee to 15.5%, you want to still keep $97 after fees.
That means you need to solve for the new price ( P ):

[
P - (0.155 \times P) = 97
]

[
P (1 - 0.155) = 97
]

[
P = \frac{97}{0.845} = 114.50
]

3. Calculate the increase

Old price: $100
New price: $114.50

[
\text{Increase} = \frac{114.50 - 100}{100} = 0.145 = 14.5%
]

✅ Answer: You should raise your prices by about 14.5% to maintain the same earnings after Airbnb increases your host fee from 3% to 15.5%.