This OTA commission calculator shows what you keep from each booking on Viator, GetYourGuide, Klook, Civitatis and four other platforms, what a month’s commission adds up to, and roughly when each one pays you. Enter your price and volume below. Every rate starts at the figure most commonly reported by operators (as of October 2026), and you can change any of them to match your own contract.

How to use the OTA commission calculator

Put in the retail price a customer pays for one person, and how many people a month you’d expect through each platform. The table then shows four things for every platform: what you keep per person, the commission per month, what you keep per month, and the price you’d need to charge to keep your full current price after commission.

Change the date to see when a booking for that day would actually reach your bank. Viator, GetYourGuide, Civitatis and Airbnb Experiences pay on fixed, published cycles, so the calculator works out the date. The others don’t publish a cycle precisely enough to calculate, so you get the rule instead.

If you run free, tip-based tours on Civitatis, use the second box. Civitatis charges free tours a fixed fee per participant rather than a percentage, and the calculator shows what that fee is as a share of your tips.

Where the rates come from

Most OTAs don’t publish one commission rate. The starting figures are the ones our platform guides settled on after checking supplier terms, booking-software providers and operator reports. Each guide explains the range and what moves you up or down it.

• Viator: 20 to 25%, with 25% the most commonly reported rate. Accelerate pushes it to 30 to 35% or more, and new products cost $29 each.
• GetYourGuide: 25 to 30%, with 30% the default for new suppliers. Bi-weekly payouts add 2 percentage points.
• Klook: not published; commonly reported at 15 to 25%.
• Civitatis: not published; commonly reported at 20 to 30% of retail, mostly 25 to 30%. Free tours pay a fixed €2 to €4 a head.
• Airbnb Experiences: 20%, with no guest fee.
• Booking.com Attractions: 20 to 25%.
• Tiqets: not published; reported at 20 to 30% of the sale price.
• TUI Musement: reported at 15 to 35%, and sources disagree.

For all eight platforms side by side, including payout terms, see OTA commission rates compared.

Two platforms publish the terms behind their figures. GetYourGuide’s help centre sets out its monthly and bi-weekly payment cycles, including the extra 2% for bi-weekly payouts, and the Tiqets venue FAQ confirms it charges commission only on sales, with no sign-up fee.

Why 25% commission needs a 33% markup

The most common pricing mistake is adding the commission percentage to your price. If you want to keep €60 and the OTA takes 25%, a €75 price doesn’t get you there: 25% of €75 is €18.75, so you keep €56.25.

Commission comes off the price the customer pays, so you have to divide, not add. €60 ÷ 0.75 = €80, and 25% of €80 is €20, leaving you €60. That’s a 33.3% markup to cover 25% commission. At 30% commission, the markup is 42.9%. The calculator’s last money column does this for every platform.

Parity limits where you can apply that markup. GetYourGuide’s terms and Civitatis’s retail-price expectation both stop you charging their customers more than you charge on your own channels, so any increase has to go on everywhere. Our guides to net rate vs gross rate and OTA rate parity go through the maths and the rules.

Commission isn’t the whole cost

The rate is the biggest number, but it’s not the only one. Before you decide whether a platform is worth it, add these in:

• Programmes and fees. Viator’s Accelerate and $29 product fee, and GetYourGuide’s 2-point charge for bi-weekly payouts.
• Payout timing. A Viator booking for September is paid at the end of October. That’s a month of your money in someone else’s account, and it adds up in peak season. See OTA payment terms and cash flow.
• Cancellations and no-shows. Whether you’re paid for late cancellations depends on the policy you set and the platform.
• Your own time. Every extra platform is another calendar, another inbox and another review profile to manage.

If the numbers look high, they may be negotiable. Our guide to negotiating OTA commission covers which platforms move and what gives you leverage.

OTA Commission Calculator FAQ

How do I calculate OTA commission?

Multiply the price the customer pays by the commission rate. On a €60 booking at 25%, the commission is €15 and you keep €45. To work out the price you’d need to keep a set amount, divide that amount by one minus the rate: to keep €60 at 25%, charge €60 ÷ 0.75 = €80.

What is a typical OTA commission for tours and attractions?

Most major OTAs charge tour and attraction operators between 20% and 30% of the booking value. Viator usually charges 20 to 25%, GetYourGuide 25 to 30%, and Civitatis is commonly reported at 20 to 30%. Klook is often reported lower, at 15 to 25%. See OTA commission models for how each structure works.

Is commission charged on the price I set or the price the customer pays?

Usually on the price the customer pays. Viator is the exception since its agreement of 1 August 2026: you supply a net rate and a recommended retail price, Viator or its partners can set the final price, and your payout stays tied to your net rate. At the same rate, the money you receive is the same either way.

Which OTA pays operators fastest?

Airbnb Experiences, which releases payment around 24 hours after the experience. Of the others, Civitatis is usually fastest if you request payment on the 1st, then GetYourGuide (5th business day of the following month), then Viator (21 business days after the travel month ends).