I have been operating under the belief (I remember reading it somewhere) that the more booking requests I decline, the closer I get to losing my “superhost” status and the further down in the search our listing will go. Is this correct?
I was just talking with a friend who is also a host and he said, “no,” that he declines all the time for different reasons, and that it doesn’t affect our status at all.
I really hope this is true! I have been bending over backwards, asking people very nicely to withdraw their request whenever it is not a good fit, or I have a bad feeling, or whatever—essentially whenever I want to decline them but am afraid to.
What say you? Does it hurt us when we decline a request?
—Also, has anyone else noticed a quick flash of a camera symbol when you do decline someone—right after you click decline and before it goes to the next screen? (This is when I’m on my phone.) Is Airbnb taking a picture of me? It’s just strange.
-Annie