One of the terms of my settlement was to NOT discuss the terms ‘of the settlement’ with any parties outside the settlement agreement.

So with this – suffice it to say that I have learned a VERY valuable lesson as a Host (and also as a would-be Guest – once I began to dig very deeply into the inner workings of Airbnb, discovered Airbnbhell & met many other damaged & disgruntled Hosts & Guests alike) that in the larger scheme of things I got off very cheaply for what could have & might have been (meaning future NEGATIVE dealings with Airbnb Guests.) I have severed my account with Airbnb and unfortunately (for the GOOD Guests of Airbnb) I will not be taking on anymore of Airbnb bookings. The risk vs reward is far too great – I was a Host that was burned by a Guest and then in turn ultimately burned by Airbnb. The claim process, the tightly written terms/policy agreement, the outcome – all are not worth the pain I had to endure when I became one of the “that rarely happens to a host”.

I hope those that still choose to continue on with Airbnb (believing that the world is all rainbows & sunshine) never have to go through a ‘nightmare’ Guest (or Host) – but all I can tell you is this: My nightmare Guest is still out there on the Airbnb platform – even after I asked to have her banned from the site. My review of her was deleted by Airbnb at the onset – when I mentioned that I had to contact the Resolution Center about her damages. So if you are Hosting – She could very well be YOUR next guest, and then may god bless you…

“1. Nothing new about the fees all OTA’s have a similar business model.
2. All companies negotiate credit card rates, nothing secret here it’s just normal business practices.”
3. Still BS: I did not write it – Airbnb did
And there is not a DARN thing illegal about it – nor I have I ever said as such.
It’s done across the country everyday, people sign up – mostly are okay with it (myself included) – So you can stop with the “I’m trying to slander Aibnb”

“Member” means a person who completes Airbnb’s account registration process, including but not limited to Hosts and Guests, as described under “Account Registration” below.

“Member Content” means all Content that a Member posts, uploads, publishes, submits, transmits, or includes in their Listing, Member profile or Airbnb promotional campaign to be made available through the Site, Application or Services.

“By making available any Member Content on or through the Site, Application, Services, or through Airbnb promotional campaigns, you hereby grant to Airbnb a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual (or for the term of the protection), non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, view, copy, adapt, translate, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such Member Content on, through, by means of or to promote or market the Site, Application and Services. Airbnb does not claim any ownership rights in any such Member Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any such Member Content.”

Furthermore I never said they are selling PRIVATE data. Read it again my friend and please don’t put words in my mouth I didn’t say. And then go to Airbnb’s fine print – all that stuff you don’t read when you sign up for an account. You give authorization to release information to 3rd parties at their discretion. What exactly do you think a 3rd party is?? The fact that someone is a 27 yr old female in a certain demographic area is NOT private information. Are FB lists of friends being sold off to the highest bidder- of course not. That is not how marketing lists are compiled.

And if you don’t believe that happens every single day with just about every loyalty program, membership, etc that you sign up for then I feel sorry for you. My employer alone spends a ton of money every year buying totally legal marketing lists of this very nature.

The whole purpose of this post was for those who are disgruntled with Airbnb as a whole that want to cut ties and does NOT want Airbnb to make any further monies from them or because if them.