You have 24 hours to accept or decline. After that, the calendar gets blocked. In the future, maybe hit decline and tell guest you will let them know in an extra day? You could try to contact Airbnb and see if they will unblock it for you, they might if you are a new host for instance. There is a current idea in Host Voice (top toolbar) to have a thirs option ''pause while I think'' kind of button. If you like this idea, go there and give it a thumbs up.
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Here are 3 easy ways to contact Airbnb: Airbnb Community Experts Via Twitter Direct Message @Airbnbhelp Calling Airbnb 1. Contacting Airbnb's Community Experts The easiest and quickest way to get answers to any issues is through contacting Airbnb's Community Experts. If they cannot answer your question, they have the ability to re-route you to Airbnb Step 1: Visit https://www.airbnb.ca/help/contact_us Step 2: From the bottom of the screen, choose either "My question is about something else" or "I have a different issue" Step 3: Follow the prompts to figure out what best describes your issues. Some things you choose will take you to specific information whereas others you can fill in the text box and submit your question. When you submit a question, you can expect an answer back from a Community Expert within five minutes but usually less. If the Community Expert cannot help you, they can re-route your issue to Airbnb who will then contact you. Airbnb Community Experts do not have access to your account information so if it is a question that can only be answered with account information, they will re-route you automatically. Airbnb Community Experts are available 24/7 and again, usually you will have an answer from them within minutes. 2. Contacting Airbnb Via Twitter I find the second best and easiest way to contact Airbnb regarding any issues I may be having is by using Twitter. Airbnb seems to have dedicated staff who monitor their Twitter feeds and I usually hear back from them within 5-10 minutes of posting my isssue. Step 1: Log into Twitter Step 2: Search for @Airbnbhelp and choose "Follow" them Step 3: Send a Direct Message (DM) explaining your issue and wait for their response. They may ask for information such as your listing but always provide it over DM so it is not public. 3. Calling Airbnb's Customer Experience Line ***Please note that these phone numbers and any numbers below are meant for URGENT MATTERS so it is best to use the above two methods first*** Here are the phone numbers for Airbnb. If the area where you are hosting is not listed, check out the two ways below this list in order to find their number for your area. United States and Canada +1-415-800-5959 +1-855-424-7262 (toll-free) Argentina +54 11 53 52 78 88 Australia +61 2 8520 3333 Austria +43 72 08 83 800 Brazil +55 21 3958-5800 Chile +56229380777 China +86 10 5904 5310 400 890 0309 (shared-cost) Denmark +45 89 88 20 00 France +33 1 84 88 40 00 Germany +49 30 30 80 83 80 Greece +30 211 1989888 Hong Kong +852 5808 8888 Ireland +353 1 697 1831 Israel +972 3 939 9977 Italy +39-06-99366533 Japan +81 3 4580 0999 +81 800 100 1008 (toll-free) Mexico +52 55 41 70 43 33 Netherlands +31 20 52 22 333 New Zealand +64 4 4880 888 Norway +47 21 61 16 88 Peru +51 1 7089777 Poland +48 22 30 72 000 Portugal +351 30 880 3888 Puerto Rico +1 787 919-0880 Russia +74954658090 88003017104 (toll-free) South Korea +82 2 6022 2499 +82 808 220 230 (toll-free) Spain +34 91 123 45 67 Sweden +46 844 68 12 34 Switzerland +41 43 50 84 900 United Kingdom +44 203 318 1111
