Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ...
by spaceflunky on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:44PM
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I agree with everything you're saying. I spent a great deal of effort getting to know my guests as best I could. A lot of my guests and I added each other on social media after and have reached out to me to come stay again.
I only spoke on the phone with one guest before hand and we ended up connecting very well. Her and her daughter were first timers and I walked them through the whole process. Her feedback said something like she considers me family now haha
Airbnb has basically stripped that ability away from me. So thanks Airbnb. I'll stop being the racist you've incorrectly accused me of being.
/oh and for the record, I am Latino/Native American.
Before arriving in some foreign place I want to know if the host is reliable. The host wants to know if they can trust me to be in their home. Ratings are helpful but no substitute for finding out what type of person you're dealing with. Even though I'm a pretty private person I prefer connecting with hosts on social media beforehand. I definitely want a voice call, even though all the expectation setting needs to be in writing on airbnb.
Both sides need to show themselves and accept being judged. Hosts need to be able to refuse without needing to justify their decisions. Otherwise there can never be enough trust to share valuable properties.