How to setup your HomeAway Commission

In Homhero you do have the ability to setup a Rate Lift to cover any commission charged from HomeAway.

The first step is to ensure a Commission Sundry is setup in RMS for HomeAway. This will allow HomeAway to generate the correct commission amount to be put aside so you can pay HomeAway when that time comes around.

RMS - Add GL Acc Code

1. Select Setup > Accounting > GL Acc Codes from the side menu
2. Click the Add (+) button in the top right hand corner
3. Enter 'HomeAway Commission' in the GL Acc Code section
4. Click Save/Exit

RMS - Add Sundry

1. Select Setup > Accounting > Sundry from the side menu
2. Click the Add (+) button in the top right hand corner
3. Enter 'HomeAway Commission' in the Description section
4. Select the 'HomeAway Commission' GL Acc Code made in the previous step
5. Select the correct GST Type that applies
6. Click Save/Exit
   
   
   

Homhero - Sync Sundries

1. Select Settings from the Homhero sidebar
2. Under General Settings, click Sundries
3. Click Sync From RMS
4. After the Notification appears, click the Refresh Icon to ensure the HomeAway Commission Sundry has pushed through and is visible in the Sundries List

Homhero - Link Commission Sundry

1. Under General Settings, click Booking Sources
2. Select the HomeAway Commission Sundry under the Commission Sundry column
3. Enter the Commission % that HomeAway charge you e.g. 13.2% (percentage before uplift)
   Note: The reason we set the commission % for HomeAway only, is due to the fact that HomeAway do not send the commission amount to Homhero when a booking is placed. Therefore we need to be able to calculate the commission on their behalf.
4. Click Save
   
   
   

In addition, you will also need to ensure you have setup the Rate Lift correctly as per below:

Homhero - Rate lift

1. Select Channel Management > Connections from the Homhero sidebar
2. Click the spanner icon in the Booking.com section
   
   
   
   
3. Click the green edit pencil to open your Default HomeAway Settings
   
   
   
   
4. Click the Pricing tab
5. Click the Rate Lift Calculator Icon
   
   
   
   
6. Enter the HomeAway Commission in the OTA Commission Amount section. Please check with HomeAway what the agreed commission amount is for your business as the figures below are examples only.
   
   NOTE: Homhero will automatically calculate the correct Rate Uplift to apply for this OTA
   
   
7. Click Use Percentage Uplift to apply the Uplift
   
   
   
   
8. Select Save