Refer a host program.

[Abhinav8]

Hi ,

I want to bring this to notice to fellow Airbnb hosts , that I have experienced a malpractice or maybe you can term it as a fraud from Airbnb refer a host program.

I have referred few hosts , and i was rewarded for the first referral instantly. However on my second referred host completed booking , the payment was supposed to be credited within 30 days of any qualifying event. The customer support guys had agreed that i have qualified for the referal bonus , but they are still unable to find why the credit wasnt processed. This is a case pending for more than a month now. Now after many days i have got the reply saying , there is a programming hiccup in the refer a host program and they do not have any time frame to fix it.  This is case of frogery. 

[Marzena4]

If any host thinks logically, they would never refer other hosts in the same area - it potentially means creating one's own competitors. So in the long term, referring other hosts only serves Airbnb.

[Abhinav8]

Hi Marzena ,

I think a lot has changed in recent days , many high level executives have resigned from Airbnb. I can forsee something fishy from Airbnb coming up. In my case , i am going to consumer forum of our country and filing a lawsuit against Airbnb for frogery. 

[Gaone0]

I just got ripped off by Airbnb.
I referred a host, they showed up in my "Refer a host" page as "Listing published", they hosted a qualifying guest but when it was time to pay me for the referral the status just changed to "Invitation expired".
When I complained I got this story about a bogus other person who invited my friend and that's why I can't get paid.

If that alleged other person exists, did they get the money instead of me? I highly doubt that.
Airbnb is just making these things up and doing everything just to avoid paying money that they owe. 

What a disgrace!

[Gaone0]

Update, now they gave up on the story that someone else invited him.
New story is that 150 days expired and this is also not true.
This is really becoming incredible.

[Gaone0]

This keep getting worse and worse.

After waiting for 3 days for them to reply the newest story is that 150 days count from the day I invited my friend, not from the day he registered so the 150 days expired.

Only problem is that I actually invited him just one day before he registered and it's still within 150 days.
I can't believe how rude this person who is dealing with the case is, this is outrageous!

[Abhinav8]

Same thing is happening with us too. I have invited a lot of my friends in close circle. And they are denying it on the basis that i have created those fake accounts. They keep you waiting for more than 30 days to answer anything. Very sad state of affairs at Airbnb.

[Gaone0]

I appreciate the time you’ve taken to share your concerns with us.

Based on the information provided, I have decided that close out this case as the link sent has expired . 

Thank you again for your understanding and for your valued time and contribution.

[Cheyenne55]

thay didnthe same to me, they have not given me the amount the have promised