Remove an "external" Airbnb link from listing details

Debra300
Top Contributor
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

Remove an "external" Airbnb link from listing details

I know that Airbnb does a poor job of editing their policies before publication, but it seems that this poor work practices also extends to system changes.  I was editing the content of my listings, and received a pop-up message that said, "Links to other websites or services aren’t allowed in listing descriptions. Remove “www.airbnb.com” to continue publishing your listing."

 

For reals??  It looks like no one created a use case to list exceptions to ensure that links to Airbnb sites would be excluded from this filter.  Nor, did anyone see the irony of the message saying that an "external" Airbnb URL needs to be removed.  

 

 

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Don't just believe what I say, check the Airbnb Help Center
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Emiel1
Level 10
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

@Debra300 

I have the link to my Airbnb homepage (promoted by Airbnb as your "personal marketing page" !) also in all my listings, to route guests easily to my other rooms . Allthough the link is only text (not clickable, which it should be !) it was possible in the past to put it in. So now Airbnb don't allow it anymore. The only option is now: do not change the text (rather rediculous...) to keep the link there.

 

 

Lisa723
Level 10
Quilcene, WA

@Debra300 @Emiel1 I also have cross-postings between Airbnb listings. Thanks for the heads-up!