I understand Airbnb's desire to simplify its fee structure, but describing this simply as making pricing "easier" understates the financial impact on hosts. Airbnb is effectively transferring a substantial portion of what was previously a guest-paid service fee into the host's pricing structure. The host must then raise the advertised price substantially in order to avoid a significant reduction in earnings.
I also use Airbnb as a guest, and I have not received any notification explaining that Airbnb is changing its fee structure in a way that may cause hosts to substantially increase their advertised prices. If guests are no longer paying a separate Airbnb service fee but hosts are being required to incorporate that cost into their prices, it seems important that guests understand why the advertised prices of many listings may increase.
