Comments on: Boycott Airbnb After Coronavirus Response

By: Pauline hall

Pauline hall — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:28:02 +0000

Contact your credit card for a chargeback. I booked in January for June. Shouldn’t have to argue about pandemic or provide proof of having virus. Go through the process with host then Airbnb both online. Document correspondence. Cancel. Be prepared for $100 refund on over $3000. Document. Call bank and file a dispute. Bank replaced $$ within 12 hours and they will pursue Airbnb. I will be banned from Airbnb for life but I’m not giving you my money because you cry louder than I. Visa MasterCard etc.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 06:50:07 +0000

In reply to Edna. I booked in January before the pandemic was declared !!! These people are rejecting the refund !!

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 06:48:01 +0000

In reply to Edwina.

I booked in January for over $3000 for a month stay in Japan (April17-May17)
Now since Airbnb further extended refund window to May 31st and sets aside $250 million for hosts my booking is eligible for a refund but still they are refusing a refund stating that I cancelled the booking myself. India is under lockdown as well but these people don’t want to refund my money at all.
I wish Airbnb gets bankrupt !!

By: Amita

Amita — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 04:56:05 +0000

In reply to Edwina. There's the fine print though - you have to cancel on or after March 14. So I had booked a stay in the UK in February with a check-in on March 16. I cancelled it on March 12 after I realized that if I took the trip, I would not be allowed to fly back to my home country of India, only to be told that I was not eligible for the refund. They are just beyond ridiculous.

By: Edwina

Edwina — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 03:08:46 +0000

Airbnb is refunding 100% of all money to guests who booked before 14 March 2020 and whose check-in date is before 31 May 2020. The end date of 31 May is likely to be extended depending on continued travel restrictions.

If a guest is not getting a refund, it’s because the guest booked after 14 March, after a global pandemic was declared.

By: V

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:10:33 +0000

Sign a petition about AirBnB’s terrible handling of this emergency: http://chng.it/mt8Py92Hpm

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:57:42 +0000

Message from air B and B March 31:
“We will pay $250 million to hosts to help cover the cost of COVID-19 cancellations.
When a guest cancels an accommodation reservation due to a COVID-19 related circumstance, with a check-in between March 14 and May 31, we will pay you 25% of what you would normally receive through your cancellation policy. This applies retroactively to all COVID-19 related cancellations during this period. This cost will be covered entirely by Airbnb. These payments will begin to be issued in April. “

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:39:52 +0000

Go to SBA. You might be able to get a loan or grant for some of your losses.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 01:14:12 +0000

Cancel for any reason” coverage
The only way to be compensated when you need to change or cancel your trip to avoid a high-risk area during a viral outbreak is by purchasing a cancel for any reason (CFAR) benefit with your travel insurance w3policy. CFAR coverage usually adds about 50 percent to the price of a basic policy, which averages 4 percent to 10 percent of a trip’s cost, says Stan Sandberg, cofounder of TravelInsurance.com, a site for comparing and purchasing travel insurance policies. Older travelers, who may be more at risk of health issues, tend to pay at the higher end of that range.

There are eligibility requirements for CFAR coverage: You usually are required to buy it no more than 21 days after paying for your trip. You also can’t cancel

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 01:10:50 +0000

Actually travel insurance offers an option that will cover everything and pays 75% of costs. It includes anything, including pandemic.