Fellow AirBnB fans can you correct me if I'm wrong please? You may have read this post in other forums as I try and get to the bottom of it.
I constantly get this reminder on the platform to invite other hosts and get $100 in credit. I recently did that and after not getting any credit spent some time with support trying to work out why. The lady said the referral is connected to my account and it was all done correctly. I later read some fine print somwhere that said well you get the 100 if the referred space receives over 100 AND if it's their first booking.
That surprised me as I've found AirBnB to be really good and upfront. But that seemed like a real trick to me and honestly I don't experience AirBnB as being tricky like that normally.
So am I imagining things? Do you really only get the advertised 100 in credit if the person you refer gets over 100 for their first booking? I get that they want a decent indication that the referred host will continue to host and eventually cover the referral through AirBnB fees but making it the first booking and that it be over 100 seems like a way to dodge paying out as much as possible.
The main reason I'm looking into this is as part of a different job I do, I recommend and help people set up AirBnB to get themselves out of financial hot water. And I want to know if I'll get a credit or just a nice pat on the back. I will still recommend as an alternative income stream but won't spend my time helping them get started. Alas most who are struggling don't actually just take action and list, they need a lot of nudging and helping along the way and I don't want to spend that extra time if my time is not rewarded.