As the coronavirus contuses to cause large disruptions across the world. I now have more of a answer to my airbnb question, should i have hosted a chinese person in my airbnb?
Come in a bit late is Airbnb’s extenuating circumstances policy.
What does this policy mean?
Eligible reservations can be cancelled without charges, including:
- Guests who are travelling to or from severely affected areas (for a list of areas affected and covered by this policy, check below)
- Hosts who are hosting in or welcoming guests from severely affected areas (for a list of areas affected and covered by this policy, check below)
- Anyone who can’t complete their trip due to official travel restrictions, medical or disease control duties, flight or ground transport cancellation initiated by the provider due to COVID-19, or suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19
What happens when a reservation that falls under our extenuating circumstances policy is cancelled?
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The guest will receive a full refund (including any fees)
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Hosts won’t incur any cancellation fees
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Airbnb will refund all fees
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Hosts can accept new reservations for those dates
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Superhost status will not be affected
Well at least we are now clear… I guess? However I certainly expect a lot of prejudice behavior coming from the policy change. How would anyone know any difference to be honest?
