@Alexandra316 @Laura2592 @Sam397
My situation is, almost all of my Airbnb bookings have cancelled, some of them because they didn't feel comfortable, or their reason for coming had been cancelled, but.......some of them because Airbnb give them no alternatives! They would like to have deferred their stay to another date like they can with Homeaway/Stayz and still leave the reservation active. But Airbnb's 'sledge hammer' approach is not offering that as an option.
Airbnb has suggested I can shut my listing down on a temporary basis, and at the moment I have chosen not to go down that path.
Where I live is not Italy, and the chance of becoming infected just by being in public is incredibly small. My state of South Australia has a total of 37 confirmed cases....all of them isolated from the public and no deaths. In our entire continent, a land mass larger than Europe there have been a total of 6 deaths, with no new ones.
The world cannot, and is not, simply shutting down, business is still going on and people are still travelling and in need of accommodation. My listing represents a clean and safe environment for those who must still travel and my current guest fits that category....he booked yesterday morning to stay last night. My guest for tonight, and the next for tomorrow night are still happy to come and I will continue to take the best care of them....albeit from a distance rather than the close contact I am used to.
If our situation here deteriorates I may reconsider but, at the moment.....it's business as usual!
Cheers......Rob