Do you really thing hosts are “ten-a-penny”?
it seems to me that Airbnb wouldn’t exist without hosts.
if they lose any, that hurts their business.
you can have all the potential guests you want, but without hosts, you have no business.
At this point, most of the people willing to host have already listed.
it is pure magical thinking that they can easily replace all lost hosts.
“Fair” usually indicates both side have to compromise. To AirBnB, fair means the guest gets 100% satisfaction and the host can go pound sand, the agreements we signed are changed without our consent.
This is anathema to all precedents of contract law.
And to add insult to injury, Airbnb tells the guest to request a full refund from the host, as if it was us holding their money.
It’s guests that are a dime a dozen, hosts ARE your business.
They bet on the wrong horse, and now thousands of hosts are waiting for the “next AirBnB type service”, one that doesn’t rewrite contracts for their own benefit any time they feel like it.
They clearly demonstrated what matters most to AirBnB- their own public image, and they put guests above hosts in the pecking order.
so go ahead and attract new customers, I’m curious where they will be staying, as this 5 star superhosted half a million dollar house with fabulous views, is no longer available to Airbnb.
