There have been a couple of posts lately from hosts who, on going to their Payment/Payout section have only just come across the 'Guest Contribution' addition. I think we all feel a bit insulted by that and certainly never asked for it. Was this necessary, are these the sort of alterations that make the platform run..... better?
After years of frustration at the constant 'tweeking' of the platform. Those annoying little changes we stumble on one day by accident.....not being able to go straight to my Inbox any more when I log-on! I now have to go through two pages to access my inbox! Who suddenly decided it was better to go from New York to Washington via Dallas!!
I think I have discovered the driving force behind Airbnb's philosophy!
Cheers.......Rob
Around early April Airbnb thought it would be a wonderful idea if they asked their guests that were simply loaded down with money (from all they had saved by Airbnb beating down their hosts prices) to donate a bit of their windfall to those hosts they had screwed the hardest.....got the best deal out of!
So they sent out to all of the guests of hosts who left the following box unchecked, a contribution box......
As a host, If you clicked on that box you are simply asked to allow guest contributions or block them.
Airbnb have got a seriously warped way of thinking how this host/guest relationship thing works.
Obviously this is a complete slap in the face for hosts Charles.....it reduces us to the level of beggars and guests reaction is ......Why should I give more money to someone who has already screwed me!
It's a completely hair-brained idea and one we have all dumped as soon as we came across it!
Cheers.........Rob
