Spotlight rotation, fee tiers, and organizer points keep the marketplace open to more than a handful of hosts. This guide explains what the system actually rewards: clarity, consistency, and reliable care for travelers.
Spotlight slots refresh several times a day based on freshness, engagement, value signals, and organizer diversity. New trips and under-represented hosts get a rotation lift so the shelf stays open.
Every featured card explains why it appears. Keep your trip current, because stale content or slow replies can pull your score down quickly.
For your first five paid trips, the organizer keeps 70% and the platform takes 30%. Trips six through fifteen reduce the fee to 20%, and after that it settles at 10%.
Healthy activity can reduce the fee by up to 1% in the following quarter, while refunds subtract points to keep the system balanced.
Publish a new public trip (+20), confirm a paid participant (+10), receive a full refund (−15), and keep your rating above 4.5 for 30 days (+5).
Badges such as Rising Organizer, Value Champion, or Departing Soon appear on Spotlight cards and public listings to help travelers spot trustworthy hosts faster.
Checkpoint-style challenges refresh every Monday with goals like confirming three paid participants or sharing community tips.
Completing them adds bonus organizer points and keeps your streak alive, unlocking badges such as Streak Runner (3 weeks) and Streak Master (6 weeks).
Follow these habits to stay on top of Spotlight and revenue share.
Enable two-factor authentication on every admin/support account before go-live and keep signed contracts inside the governance snapshot.
Audit EN/AR translations and make sure Help Center policy text matches the contractual wording.