Mark Simpson breaks down Airbnb's new 72-hour guest reporting window, up from 24 hours. This could let guests exploit the longer window on short stays, potentially costing hosts money and damaging their ratings.
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In the past, a guest checks in to your property, let's just say, on the 1st of April, and if there's something that they don't like, if there's something that they don't feel that fits up to their liking, then they have to report it to Airbnb within 24 hours. So one day. And if after that window, if they haven't reported, then there's nothing that Airbnb will get involved in. What they're doing is they're extending that now to 72 hours. If they're given your guests, your future potential guests are going to land into your property 72 hours, then that's more than 50% of the stay. We all agree that, for the most part, this won't be an issue. But all it takes is it for somebody that is a little bit smart, a little bit wise, who's, you know, a little bit savvy with this, they know how to. How to play the game, and it could really affect you in the. In the short, medium and long run.