Hosts don't have any say in the Airbnb pricing model, I don't know where you're getting the impression they are in cahoots with hosts. Airbnb simply makes more

Hosts don't have any say in the Airbnb pricing model, I don't know where you're getting the impression they are in cahoots with hosts. Airbnb simply makes more money and gets more bookings with the "hidden" fee structure for obvious reasons.