Ok, so hope this is ok… it was us… Ronald and Kate Macrae.. We woke up a few days ago, stressing over the Ukraine Crisis and wondering what we could do… So,.. thinking outside the box a bit, we thought about our unused Superhost voucher and as it has no monetary or resale value we thought we would simply book a place in Kiev, a home share with one listing , so we could pass the money on to someone who would most likely need it. We got a really heartfelt message of thanks in return which reduced us both to tears. At that point we thought well why not post our idea on the three Airbnb FB groups that we have joined… namely AirbnbUK, AirbnbchatUK and Airbnb Superhost. We honestly thought maybe a few other hosts would do it, use their vouchers and help a bit….. but then it went absolutely’Viral’! We can’t even keep up with it! We tried answering people’s questions as they responded to our posts, then people were sharing .. and then people were mentioning the press.. and then demanding service fees were dropped… and then we thought we would be delisted!… and basically we were hiding under a blanket… We have one Airbnb (our own home but we live in a house that is part of Ron’s job) which we rely on for a main part of our income… Ron is a shepherd and I am retired, so we really don’t want to be booted off the platform but we are equally incredibly pleased that so many have taken this on board, even booking without vouchers…. So, sorry if this sounds like a ‘Dear Deirdre’ post, but it does feel good to get it off my chest… If Airbnb boot us off the platform, we will deal with it and list elsewhere… phew
