@Sybe
And why were hosts not informed of something this important IN ADVANCE? Well, of course I know why. It's because thousands of them would immediately turn off IB if they knew.
Don't you think it's a bit suspicious, especially given the song and dance Brian Chesky/Airbnb has been making about all the recent updates that supposedly make it safer and easier to host, that they forgot to mention this rather crucial change???
And scheduled messages are useless. The whole point of the pre-booking message is that guests got to see it before, not after, they instant booked. The clue is in the name.