Hi Community!
So, I have reviewed AirBnB Long Term (28 days or longer) Cancellation Policies, read many posts here, and discussed in this forum a recent issue I expericed with cancellation of a LTR.
I have learned that AirBnB does not offer the best protection to the Host for LTRs: specificall, the Guest can cancel automatically (without Host approval) and for free, any time during the period between 30 days post-checkin and 30 days prior check out.
A cancellation during the first 30 days of stay would have the first 30 days not refunded. A cancellation during the last 30 days of the stay, would require Host approval.
So a LTR of say 4 months, could be canceled for free and automaticaly by the Guest any time time during months 2 and 3 -- disadvantagous to the Host after having had the callendar blocked for perhaps months prior.
Some suggest establishing a Lease -- yet in my geographic area I get many international students, interns, etc. who use AirBnB as a reliable, convenient, and affordable housing option as opposed to other forms that are hard and expensive to arrange remotely.
While cancellations of LTR used to be unusual, as AirBnB continues to grow in my are I find more situations of long term bookings made well in advance (blocking my calendar) that then get cancelled or shortened for free for the guest.
Have other LTR Hosts in this forum found similar situations, and what approaches do they follow to avoidthe calendar blocked for long periods, to then have that reservations cancelled without "compensation" to the Host?
Thanks!
