Understanding Host Earnings
What a host is paid for, and the amounts that are not earnings.
Nova RidesPublished 2 November 2026Updated 2 November 20261 min read
On a standard account, you earn 80% of the rental subtotal. The rental subtotal is the daily price multiplied by the number of booked days. It is not the guest's full checkout total.
Also paid when Nova Rides approves them
- An approved share of a deposit withhold.
- An approved reimbursement, such as excess mileage or a fuel shortfall filed in time.
Not earnings
- The guest service fee.
- VAT.
- The security deposit, unless a withhold is approved.
- An insurance premium the guest or the listing pays to arrange cover.
- Money a guest offers you directly. You must refuse it.
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