Is my response rate affected...

[Paul600]

...if I respond to an enquiry (not booking request) but do not pre-approve or decline?

[Alice-and-Jeff0]

@Paul600 - Response Rate is driven by your ability to respond to both Inquiries and Requests. It is not affected if you pre-approve or decline an Inquiry.  Response TIME is different.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/430/what-is-response-rate-and-how-is-it-calculated

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/363/what-does-each-reservation-status-mean

[Fred13]

In a nutshell, make sure you at least REPLY to inquiries, and Accept/Decline requests - both by 24 hours.

[Paul600]

Thanks for the responses.

What I am taking away is this: If I have already responded to a booking enquiry (not booking request) quickly, then whether I pre-approve or decline the dates in the enquiry makes no difference to my response time or response rate.

If this is not right, just let me know.

Thanks again.