Hi Hosts,
With Airbnb allowing all guests to cancel any reservation made before a few days ago for stays up until the 14th of April, how are hosts dealing with requests to cancel reservations for stays beyond the 14th of April?
Under my strict cancellation policies guests are still liable for 50% of the accommodation cost. Would it be unfair for me to enforce this 50% cancellation fee?
Deceptive guests may potentially cancel stays regardless by proving extenuating circumstances, or Airbnb may simply just start incrementally increasing the free cancellation window as they have done so already.
How are other hosts responding to cancellation requests for stays beyond the 14th of April? Would withholding the 50% but offering it as credit towards any stay later this year be a fair compromise?
It seems given how guests can potentially 'prove' they have extenuating circumstances and that Airbnb is likely to extend the window for free cancellations, we don't have much of an option. Would love to hear your thoughts.