I am Claudia and I live and host in Whitby Ontario Canada.
I found it very important to join this conversation. I originally became an AIRbnb host in 2014, I saw it as a simple way to increase my income, and meet people. I took up the challange of taking in strangers in my home and offering them the opportunity to live at my home as their home away from home.
The picture of my guest really assisted in building my confidence and knowing a little about them and what was bringing them to my part of our world was really all that I needed to give me the confidence to give a very caring welcome.
kathy9 I am in agreement with you and it is an excellent point to bring up.
Since many guest do not know any thing about the originating of AIRbnb and they see it as a deep discount hotel room.
In the last few weeks I had to educate one if my guest about the reason why AIRbnb began and these principles should be held in high esteem.
This should also be brought to AIRbnb attention least they themselves forget, what it took to make them the millions of $ business they are today, in a very short time period.
I am a SuperHost. I will continue doing the AIRbnb business my style a little at a time.I will continue to make sure that I accept the guest can make my home their home, while they have to be aways from their home.
I have met some wonderful people along the way , their journeys are very interesting and
a true fact all different. I give praise that I can offer a clean, quiet and comfortable space of the men who has to leave their families and be away to work, in order to provide for the families they left at home.
Recently I heard of a host who decided to leave the AIRbnb group because she was not confident that AIRbnb was making sure that each guest had the necessary and appropriate identifications and reviews .
Thank you for this opportunity to share.