Unfortunately, here is the dilemna, not only for Airbnb, but also for many of its hosts. Airbnb is under constant pressure from every group to do their part to combat 'prejudism', a reality. People on the other hand make decisions on past experience, what else do they have to go on? No one starts the day with a blank mind, at least let us hope.
Airbnb has lately removed the age (ageism), the name (gender), and now experimenting removing even the looks (pictures, the subject at hand). All this to make every applicant neutered of all 'apparent' differences.
For many Airbnb hosts, whose reality is renting their ~private~ homes (not some impersonal hotel), hosts want to make decisions on more information than 'X will like to stay in your place', and then be placed in a postion to make sure the guest stays within the House Rule parameters, which oftentimes has proved quite the challenge.
Moreover, lately there is Airbnb's push toward 'Instant' Booking, meaning zero exchange or opportunity for it between a guest and host before an actual booking takes effect; though now they added some filters (standards) to that and options to cancel those, on a limited basis. Let us hope those people read the House Rules before booking.
The above is why this thread started, now we are into the 'group 72-hour' accomodation. This extraordinary accomodation to guests applying as a group was to accomodate what other human reality? Disorganized or slow-witted group of people? At the 'expense' of hosts unlucky to get these types of guest applications, who get their calendars frozen for 3 days. Lucky you.
And good morning to all this fine morning. 😉
