@Sarah977 @Anonymous Debating the virtues of how different cultures relate to alcohol makes for a great conversation, but since I have to deal with the real-world problems of the guests I host and the local regulations, it's not really a practical consideration for me.
A few things to note before I bow out of this topic.
1. I may take some things under advisement, while everything shuts down for the winter. I'm already down to just one booking for October, and nothing at all after that, although booking patterns have completely changed since I reopened, and often people are only booking a couple of weeks out, intead of months ahead. .
2. Covid-19 had changed everything. Travel patterns, type of guests that book, nature of trips, my screening procedures, scheduling of local events, local regulations. Everything. I have no idea what 2021 is going to look like, so everything is on the table for review, even the viability of continuing to list at all.
3. If it's not broken, don't fix it. Right now, my approach works for me. Fundamentally changing the nature of my listing may work, it may not. With so many other variables in play, I'm loathe to make too many adjustments all at once. The point about rules is to try to prevent things from happening, not deal with them while/after they are happening, when it's already way too late. Screening guests thoroughly is certainly a viable strategy, and now I'm doing far fewer bookings overall, I am screening much more carefully.
When restaurants and bars were closed, people were turning to Airbnb as a gathering place (often against regulations) - all this did was lead to more problems for hosts, resulting in ever-worsening local restrictions. I never had problems like that.
Thanks for your comments, but I'm now out of this thread.