@Sammy35 When I first signed up to be a host on AirBNB in the Spring of 2016, I was part of a "test" group that was required to offer IB. There was no other option, and I was not given the option to remove this setting for about 6 months. I was frantic. I pleaded. I begged. Nope. No exceptions.
The three checkboxes above have been true for a long time whether you knew it or not. No question, AirBNB is all about turning lookers into bookers, and reservation requests get in the way of that goal. [Theirs, not yours.]
And, I still have IB turned on. I live onsite, so no doubt, I attract a different kind of person than a whole house rental, but seriously, IB is not the same as the devil. It works. People book. I have 48 hours to convince them that I am not the right place [if I am not] and they can cancel without penalty.
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