Post by High Priestess on Feb 16, 2016 5:08:20 GMT
Amy & Ted Shared Feb 10 2016
Bookings for someone else
Hey,
We've been hosting for about 7 months, and were so eager for bookings (and good reviews!) that we accepted a lot of bookings on behalf of parents, friends, etc. After a bad experience ( broken coffee maker, pissing on side of house, door left wide open) we stopped accepting bookings on behalf of others. Did we overreact? Is this a frequent request for bookings?
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Can I book on behalf of a friend or family member?
Transparency and trust are vital to the Airbnb experience. People rely on information in Airbnb profiles, reviews, and other verifications when deciding whether to host or stay with someone.
That’s why we require all Airbnb reservations to be booked by someone who is part of the reservation and is actually going to stay at the listing. For the same reason, you’ll need to be an authorized user of whatever credit card—or other payment method—you use to pay for a reservation. It’s okay to book for a group so long as you follow these guidelines and let the host know that others are coming.
Instead of making a reservation for someone else, consider referring them to Airbnb. You can refer them to Airbnb directly from your dashboard by clicking the Invite Friends button. When a referred friend or family member successfully completes a qualifying reservation, you’ll earn travel credit. Once they've created an account, you can even help them out by writing them a reference.
This information was east to find on the airbnb website, suggest you have a good read to fully understand what protections are in place for you.
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helga
helga4 days ago
Amy and Ted, at the beginning, third party bookings were common, tech savvy children booked for their elderly parents. But a while ago that changed, now you are not supposed to accept them. As indicated in the help file, Alan copied above, you can always argument that the person staying creates their own account and if the other person sends the link to invite friends, both will get some credit. - Interesting to see that the file now states that the booker has to pay with his own credit card. That's new and a way to verify ID.
Bookings for someone else
Hey,
We've been hosting for about 7 months, and were so eager for bookings (and good reviews!) that we accepted a lot of bookings on behalf of parents, friends, etc. After a bad experience ( broken coffee maker, pissing on side of house, door left wide open) we stopped accepting bookings on behalf of others. Did we overreact? Is this a frequent request for bookings?
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Alan
Alan4 days ago
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Can I book on behalf of a friend or family member?
Transparency and trust are vital to the Airbnb experience. People rely on information in Airbnb profiles, reviews, and other verifications when deciding whether to host or stay with someone.
That’s why we require all Airbnb reservations to be booked by someone who is part of the reservation and is actually going to stay at the listing. For the same reason, you’ll need to be an authorized user of whatever credit card—or other payment method—you use to pay for a reservation. It’s okay to book for a group so long as you follow these guidelines and let the host know that others are coming.
Instead of making a reservation for someone else, consider referring them to Airbnb. You can refer them to Airbnb directly from your dashboard by clicking the Invite Friends button. When a referred friend or family member successfully completes a qualifying reservation, you’ll earn travel credit. Once they've created an account, you can even help them out by writing them a reference.
This information was east to find on the airbnb website, suggest you have a good read to fully understand what protections are in place for you.
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helga
helga4 days ago
Amy and Ted, at the beginning, third party bookings were common, tech savvy children booked for their elderly parents. But a while ago that changed, now you are not supposed to accept them. As indicated in the help file, Alan copied above, you can always argument that the person staying creates their own account and if the other person sends the link to invite friends, both will get some credit. - Interesting to see that the file now states that the booker has to pay with his own credit card. That's new and a way to verify ID.