@Branka-and-Silvia0 I really don't like this characterization of people who click on a special offer because it looks like a good deal as "bottom feeders." Many of them are just sensible shoppers. I have nothing nice to say about people who try to scheme discounts and refunds that weren't on offer, but how can you really fault someone who doesn't have a bottomless bank account for taking an appealing opportunity that's presented to them?
The main problem seems to be that Airbnb is luring unseasoned guests into new listings while also luring that very inventory from unseasoned hosts before it's really ready for prime time. So a search often yields a glut of incomplete listings whose hosts seem to have no idea what they're doing, and the only guests who are willing to book these are people with no sense of what to look for. Some new listings, I think whoever books that place for their long-awaited holiday is too gullible to be trusted with a credit card.
What would make me feel comfortable booking a new listing is not a discount, but rather a vetting process. The status quo is that the all the quality control is done by the first few guests. But QA has real-world value, and a mere 20% discount doesn't cut it.
