
But not all hosts are being accommodating. All the more reason to have a great website for direct bookings over which we have full control!ĭo you think there are too many hosts that have their phone numbers on photos for example that do not honor Air reservation requests and find ways to divert guests on to a direct book page? Will this encourage or discourage that?ĭo these fees taken on host cancellation resemble the amount Air would get if it went through as a normal stay? In lower priced places / shorter stays, I’m guessing they will get more money (50$) on a cancel than if it is not cancelled. if you are uncomfortable with a guest who has instant booked you can ask Airbnb to cancel free of penalty to yourself. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbnb and Tripadvisor are allowing guests to cancel their stays for a full. Īlso, for many hosts a co-host or back up plan is just not feasible, and those (like us) hosts may have to accept this hit when push comes to shove. It seems like Air should be happy to get the money from hosts and also let them keep their standing on cancellations, as long as it is rare enough. The question is would I rather pay the fee or take the standings consequences or will they both apply now.

Of course guests do it often before time of host cancel policy… I have also seen some payouts from guest cancellations so maybe this will be a wash… When I started I was quite freaked out about the possibility of double booking, but those fears subsided.
