Removal of 'host recommendation' is a disaster. We relied on this to avoid drug dealers, pimps and other undesirables.
Yes, we have had county lines drug sellers only 50 yards from our home, in another Airbnb. And several others I know of. Having no reviews or no negative reviews (whatever that means) is not the same as 'host recommendation' radio button.
eg some hosts do not review. Some hosts post nothing if negative. Some hosts are worried about posting negative reviews. Some hosts get barrages of threatening messages from guests where they have posted negative reviews about such activities. Some hosts withdraw negative reviews after threats from guests. Some hosts have had their negative reviews removed by Air itself, when the host gets a barrage of threatening messages from the guest (when they should be suspending guest or removing guest profile).
An absence of negative reviews (reviews are public) or 'incidents' (what are those?) is in no way equivalent to a positive 'host recommendation' (private). My idea of negative may not correspond to Air's idea of negative.
We have not been told what 'negative' means, what 'incident' means, what 'unfavourable' means, or what 'recently' means.
Why destroy a system that works?
We have turned off instant book until we get answers.