@Greg2406
"My restrictions are listed that full payment must be made at time of inquiry and before the request is sent to us."
That's requirement makes no sense. You have no control over guest payments. AirBnB has complete control. Full payment at time of inquiry and before request? I still don't understand.
If you approve, the payment should go through. If you don't approve the request, it doesn't matter.
AirBnB will not change the policy on 24 hour holds for payment. They will make money when the guest pays, and if the guest doesn't pay, they don't lose out, the host does.
You can maintain some control over this by modifying your settings. If you require advance notice for bookings, you can untick the box that allows people to inquire or request to book. That should help.
Basically, right now you have a requirement that doesn't work, because AirBnB's policy automatically overrides it. Getting upset won't change things.
You CAN not accept the request, so why are you saying that you can't? You can turn down a request to book. It's as simple as that. You've said in your response below that you're going to teach people how to say no and decline a request. So why don't you do that with this one?