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Airbnb gambled that the rule wouldn’t really be enforced by accepting reservations past the 15th for unlicensed units, their gamble didn’t pay off, and now they
by paulsutter 8y ago
Airbnb gambled that the rule wouldn’t really be enforced by accepting reservations past the 15th for unlicensed units, their gamble didn’t pay off, and now they’re pretending to be surprised.
Yes that’s the aggressive stance when 80% if units are at stake, but it’s Airbnb who is inconsiderate of renters here. They accepted reservations that were bound to be cancelled.
- mercutio2 8y ago[Edit]: I have just read AirBNB’s response, stating that they ARE cancelling reservations, in a rolling 10-days-out fashion. The linked [cntraveler.com] article is wrong. So, paulsutter is right, it is disingenuous for AirBNB to have allowed those bookings knowing the law would go into effect on June 15th. And I personally am screwed, crap. Leaving original for posterity [pre-Edit]: Huh? Did you read the article? They specifically say that existing reservations are not cancelled. Good thing for me, too, because I have three different existing AirBNBs booked in Japan after June 15th.