Thanks @Liv for taking the time to reply. Since I wrote that 5% of superhosts would be invited, I've learned that there are actually 750,000 superhosts, over twice the number I originally guessed.
So just 2% of superhosts will be invited!
And yet we're supposed to be partners. So why not make more of your new 2 billion dollars available in superhost compensation? The budget for compensation is less than 1%!!!
And yes, I know that we have until mid-May for all the invitations to go out, but that's in just 2 days time! I've lost over 10,000 euro (about $11,000) due to cancellations and so far haven't received a cent.
May I remind you that this shambles could have been avoided with cancellation insurance? We don't know what's going to happen in the future, which is why we insure our cars and our homes. The travel sector has already suffered two major blows in the last 20 years, 9/11 in 2001 and the market crash in 2008. The UK travel market was hard hit last year due to (unfounded) fears about Brexit leaving people stranded with no cash and no transport. Holiday cancellation insurance would have meant all hosts receiving their deposits - and even Airbnb keeping its commissions!