Greetings all ~
A question came up in one of the Facebook Airbnb groups I’m in and I didn’t know the answer.
Recently, folks noticed a very subtle difference in the wording of the How do Reviews Work page. They don’t believe it was like this before, though I couldn’t say.
Quoting part of a post:
”I noticed that the wording has changed .... https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/13/how-do-reviews-work "You have 14 days after checkout to write a review for a trip. Reviews will be posted once both the host and guest complete a review." .... It used to specifically say that a review would be posted after 14 days even if the other party had not reciprocated.”
So I had a quick look at what it told me at the end of a review I gave today:
Noticing it doesn’t say “or after 14 days” on the splash screen. Did it before?
The Facebook community are fairly confident this is different than it was before and has been changed very recently. If it is, then the consequences are significant for the review system.
Thoughts? Conspiracy theory or actual change?
Edit: holy crap, I just had a thought... is it possible they are implementing some, or part, of the changes recommended in this other post?? 😮 Doubtful... right?
https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Airbnb-Updates/Making-reviews-more-fair-for-hosts/bc-p/959758/hi...