Today’s announcement from our founder

[Catherine-Powell]

 

Hi everyone,

We are so excited to finally share Brian’s news about the Airbnb Host Advisory Board and Host Endowment today. I hope you’ve all received his letter by now.

This announcement marks a major milestone in our relationship with the host community. I have enjoyed meeting so many of you and reading your comments in the Community Center these last few months. It has made me realize how important it is to give hosts a seat at our table and an opportunity to be part of our company’s success.

Based on ongoing feedback, as well as recent workshops where we have connected with over 3,000 of you, these programs are intended to support the host community now and for generations to come.

I couldn’t be happier to be sending this note. We’ve worked hard to make progress this year, listening and addressing some of your top concerns. We know we still have work to do, but this announcement is a significant step in deepening our partnership with you.

I imagine you have questions, and we’ve prepared a guide to the programs here. You can also feel free to respond to this message and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.

I look forward to this new chapter in our partnership—and to introducing our Host Advisory Board members later this year.

Take care of yourselves,

Catherine

[Carmen1596]

Um, what letter??

[Helen350]

@Carmen1596 - Check your email. Your REGULAR email, not Airbnb messaging.

[Carmen1596]

Nope, nothing there.  Not in spam either....

[Ann72]

@Carmen1596 @Helen350  I haven't gotten anything, either.  I'm having my mail forwarded from New York to Maine, and it's been coming very promptly, but I'll keep an eye out for it.

[Helen427]

@Carmen1596Do you get text alerts for Bookings/ Notifications?

Check in your Account profile if they are as you have set them as there's been all manner of IT glitches & settings change randomly as can be found looking in here..

It's one email I did get.

[Katie]

@Ann72 @Carmen1596 @Charles224 just checking in to see if you have received the email now? Let me know, and in the meantime there is a link to the message in Catherine's post above (also copied here for you) 🙂 

[Ann72]

Thank you @Katie I have read it and all the info.  

[Charles224]

@Katie 

Thank you for sharing the link, I did see it in Catherine's post.

So I was supposed to get that on an email?

FYI the emails I have received from Airbnb are from;

support messaging

automated

comunity centre

discover

automated

hello

-  just out of interest, which email was the message sent from? 

Cheers, Charles

[Carmen1596]

@Charles224 I got it just now from discover@airbnb.co.nz 

[Charles224]

@Katie @Carmen1596 

FYI the email arrived yesterday (10th November 2020).

Cheers, Charles

[Carmen1596]

Lol!  That's absurd.  

I am planning to remove my property from airbnb as soon as I see any sign that they are limiting any bookings etc.  They have completely lost sight of their original purpose, and all these changes just seem to be in their interests and not in the interests of hosts.  

[Katie]

Thanks for letting me know @Charles224, I'm not sure why you didn't get the email the first time around but I have fed this back to the team - I'll let you know if there are any updates.

[Ingrid38]

i never got one either @Katie 

[Mary996]

Hi   @Katie .. Is the link you provide in Catherine's post the full disclosure from Brian Chesky? Was there to be a video? Very happy with the letter just checking to see I have the full info. Many thanks indeed!