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Created 03-07-2020 | Latest reply 03-07-2020 by Nick

in Lincoln, Canada

SuperHost Relief Fund

For many years we have been loyal to AirBnb. We believed in your values and how you treated hosts....until the pandemic hit. During the pandemic we thought with the millions set aside that some pain would be alienated (SuperHost Support & Pandemic Cance... read more

Created 11-06-2020 | Latest reply 03-07-2020 by Daniel1208

in Ottawa, Canada

Airbnb is a huge scammer

I honestly don’t know who is the biggest scammer. A guest that is deceiving, abusive and destructive or Airbnb company, which use fake insurance policy coverage, has a horrible customer service and rob hosts blindly. Time for us hosts begin a class action... read more

Created 01-07-2020 | Latest reply 03-07-2020 by Tanvir5

in Westborough, MA

Attn: Host forum mods

You have a difficult task in moderating. Truthfully I wouldn’t want that duty. I suspect you may get caught in the coming crossfire, and the toughest choices are still ahead. There will be those who don’t want information to be discussed or disseminated. ... read more

Created 01-07-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Robbie54

in Middletown, PA

Any downside to moving reservations to next year?

I have gotten a few requests to move reservations to next year. I am trying to think if there is any downside to doing that vs having guests cancel and rebook. For example, these reservations will still fall under the existing EC pandemic policy so these ... read more

Created 02-07-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Rich-and-Yan0

in Chicago, IL

I hosted an Indian wedding at my property!

I had a pleasure of hosting an Indian wedding at my property. The couple was supposed to travel to India for the ceremony which was obviously not an option for them any more. There did the ceremonial fire in the front yard (they purchased insurance for th... read more

Created 30-06-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Sally221

I hosted an Indian wedding at my property!

in Chicago, IL

New Discrimination Policy

On Airbnb's new descrimination policy, Bloomberg reported the following: Hosts will be prevented from listing a unit on the same day if they previously told a prospective guest that the property was unavailable, a step aimed at discouraging them from unfa... read more

Created 08-09-2016 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by David3001

in New York, NY

Safety concern- someone else shows up than the person who booked the reservation

Hi hosts, I've had a few times when the person showing up is totally different from who booked the reservation. How do you find out about those and how do you handle that once you figured it out? I ended up changing the code to get in. It doesn't seem ... read more

Created 13-06-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Yiwei3

How to spot a fake airbnb web URL

OK, I almost fell for a fake airbnb site scam too. It looked so real and, being somewhat tech savvy, I couldn't understand how the transaction could be risky if it went through the airbnb site. So, I called my very tech savvy son who explained it to me. S... read more

Created 02-07-2020

in Bell Post Hill, Australia

Restricting guests

Hi, I'm in Houston and COVID has really taken off here. Is it acceptable for me to refuse accommodation (entire place) to any high risk individuals such as doctors, nurses, EMTs, firefighters, or police? If I can't, I'll just pull the listing and look f... read more

Created 01-07-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Melodie-And-John0

in Houston, TX

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