Dear Brian, @Airbnb and all at the community, we should really consider the reason for cancellation above cancellation policies or host status in times like these.
I am constantly reading about status, cancellation policy and now "invitation" as some sort of filter for enabling few hosts to be compensated.
Will there be a re-consideration on how the compensation will be distributed among hosts?
In my case I'm not a multiple spaces owner, nor a small/undercover real state agent, and really feeling left aside on this due to my reasoning on Airbnb suggestions to have a moderate cancellation policy.
Until end of May I have lost 6 reservations due to covid-19 (all recorded on messages) and I don't believe is relevant here to mention how this income is important for me and my family.
Despite any personal situation of each host, we all too invest time and money on our guests, pay our house expenses, taxes and @Airbnb fees no matter what.