Comments on: Last-Minute Cancellations are Schemes by Hosts

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:13:44 +0000

A host just tried to do this to us in Brazil.

If the host says they cannot host, make sure you make them cancel the reservation. Otherwise you will not get all your money back.

If the host cancels, they can be fined by AirBnB, lose their superhost status and have the dates in question blocked so they cannot put someone else in for a higher rate. It is in the hosts interest to try to scam you as they did. They have nothing to lose if you cancel, so don’t fall for this trap. We knew about this scam and got all our money back plus a credit for the inconvenience.

By: Jessica berkel

Jessica berkel — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:46:33 +0000

Interesting. Following.

By: James

James — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:38:44 +0000

This does sound like a host scam. He got you to cancel so that he didn’t get penalized. He contacted you by phone instead of e-mail or Airbnb message so that you have no proof of his actions to show Airbnb.

Still there are two things you did “wrong”:
1. You booked for you boss. This is not allowed on Airbnb unless it’s an official “Airbnb for Work” booking and based on what you’ve written, it isn’t.
2. You are booking and cancelling without really making yourself familiar with Airbnb’s policies. I know it shows you how much money you’ll get back before you finish the cancellation process. Didn’t you notice this?

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:29:12 +0000

So which is it? Host cancelled or you did. It can’t be both ways. Highly suspect story.