Unblocking dates which have been blocked by Airbnb

[Robby36]

Hi I need help with unblocking dates which have been blocked by Airbnb.  I am a new user and I denied one booking for 1 person.  I wanted to hire the entire house not one room.  Because of that I requested guest to cancel the booking.  Guest asked me to cancel the booking.  When I cancelled the booking Airbnb blocked my calender for that period of time.

[Jennifer1421]

@Robby36 

Hosts are penalized for cancelling reservations, and a blocked calendar for the dates you cancelled is one of the penalties.

Have a look at the policy on this for the future:

https://www.airbnb.ca/help/article/990/as-a-host-what-penalties-apply-if-i-cancel-a-reservation-for-...

I see that your listing IS for an entire home. Did the guest book it in error? If so, and for future be sure to have the guest cancel, so that you're not accruing penalties for your guest's mistakes.