@Sandra856
yes, I ask them their photo ID on arrival, before I give them a key and then I discover if they are third party booking.
In this case, at least I know their identity and have 4 choices:
- call Airbnb to cancel
- or take security deposit in cash ( bc ABB guarantee will not cover third party bookings)
- or let them stay at my own risk
- or call the person who made reservation and ask him to write it down on Airbnb message thread that he is responsible for any damage done by the group (it may work if it is a family member)
You would think that the first choice is the right one.... eeeee you are naive 🙂
If Airbnb cancel such resevation host will be punished by losing the money for the entire booking AND his instant booking option will be turned off for 3 weeks. And host can't do anything about it because this is a new Airbnb experiment, and it is system generated and CS can't do anything about it.
Isn't that great? Host is punished for obeying Airbnb TOS. Do we feel loved by Airbnb? Tomorrow is Valentine's day 🙂 ❤️ ❤️