@David6 @Paul1255 @Piotr48
Yeah, Friday 13th was a black day for me, I had 5 cancellations, which bought my months total cancellations to 9. Like everyone else I did think and hope that Airbnb would follow through on their stated Covid-19 terms of guest cancellation but, unfortunately those terms have been thrown out the window and a guest can now cancel without a reason and get a full refund. I had one (a local booking) that simply said..."Sorry the booking doesn't now suit"!
Our state of South Australia has been relatively unaffected, there has been a major streetcar race and a 'Fringe Festival' going on here for a month with no cases reported because of it. Of the 16 total confirmed cases in this state all are the result of overseas travel contact and 9 have recovered and been given the all clear and the rest are in hospital isolation awaiting clearance. Travelling within this state presents virtually no risk but guests are allowed to cancel and receive a fully refund.
We are in for a rocky ride and I feel desperately sorry for those hosts who are dependant on their STR earnings to survive.
My calendar is suddenly looking very empty but that is not a great concern to me. It will allow me to catch up on some long overdue building maintenance and it will allow me a few more sleep-ins, I don't depend on Airbnb to survive....thank God!
All we can do is offer each other moral encouragement and hope our political leaders start making some decent sound decisions that will take the heat out of this hysteria. All the best guys!
Cheers.....Rob