The Community Centre is just the tip of the hosting iceberg, less than 5% of Airbnb users are active in the various language forms of the CC.
Just on the English CC board we are aware that Airbnb in the past week has blocked the booking calendars of the following fine hosts.
Lisa 723……………………Superhost…….365 reviews
Alon1.............................Superhost……..377 reviews
Belinda55………………...Superhost…….328 reviews
Ria16………………………...Superhost…….285 reviews
Emily1……………………....Superhost……..196 reviews
Emma2259……………...Superhost……..155 reviews
Nathalie-et- Gilles0...Superhost.…….143 reviews
Aidan65…………………...Superhost……..125 reviews
Ricardo85………………..Superhost ……..83 reviews
Deborah56……………...Superhost……….92 reviews
Clare167……………….....Superhost…….…58 reviews
Vangie9…………………...Superhost……….68 reviews
Debra300…………….....Superhost………..51 reviews
What was their sin, they refused to agree and sign up to Airbnb's ECP with regard to COVID-19 because, they felt the terms of the ECP were unachievable and unenforceable! These are hosts with integrity, the backbone of Airbnb! They could have simply agreed and kept on doing whatever they do. But they didn't, they took a stand against a completely ridiculous policy and their future reservations have now been compromised. The whole thing is obviously a sham because all they need to do to open their booking calendars again is, sign an agreement to the ECP terms.
But the worst part of this whole affair is, one arm of the company do not know what another arm is doing! Hosts are being compelled to make decisions on conflicting information! A request for clarification of the ECP by @Lisa723 got this response from the head of Global Hosting @Catherine-Powell ......
This response, although written back in November 2020 clearly states that everything that is made available to a guest must be washed and sanitised between guests. This is obviously a big ask, to wash and sanitize the entire property between bookings. This is exactly why many hosts chose not to tick the ECP requirement box, it is simply too big a task, but the head of global hosting has said.....that is what is required!
But low and behold another version of the ECP has popped up, once again thanks to the great work by @Lisa723
This has gone too far, Those great hosts I have mentioned above who probably represent less than .001% of the company's total hosts have been screwed because of conflicting information.
All we ask is for the company to be fair, we just want competent personnel to fill decision making positions. It doesn't matter a dime to them.....but it's our livelihood.
Cheers.........Rob