“We’ve determined that your account is affiliated with someone not permitted to be on Airbnb. The types of affiliations we consider to make this determination include things like your location and the email address associated with your Airbnb account. As a result, we have removed your account from Airbnb and you will be unable to use the platform in the future. To protect the privacy of the Airbnb community, we can not provide details about this user’s account eligibility.”

So a phantom is magically associated with me that disqualifies me from the platform. I have paid all fees and have had compliments from hosts for the business given by me and my family members. We have booked multiple times and never left a negative review. No complaints from any host or from Airbnb. Suddenly… complete suspension.

What is this? I suspect it is politically motivated, given the timing of the suspension.

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Now I am home. I have ditched the SIM card and the travel card and can’t log in. I phoned Airbnb (can’t get help any other way, as I can’t log in) and they are apparently unable to verify me any other way. I am pretty pissed off as I have a history on that account of where I have stayed. I cannot believe I am the only traveller using Airbnb who uses a local SIM and travel card – both temporary items – and that Airbnb is using these as the only form of verification. The introduction of this verification has occurred in that last couple of months. If you use a temporary SIM card on Airbnb and/or a travel card, remember to change it back at the end of your period overseas or you could lose access to your account.

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