Tim Hubbard flags last-minute bookings from local guests who don't respond to messages or answer their phones. Hosts should reach out and ask why guests are visiting. Silence before arrival is a warning sign.
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The third one is no communication. And especially if these things are being combined, let's say it's last minute booking, it's a local, and you're not getting any response or communication from them, that's definitely a red flag. So the more of these five items you have, the more concerned you might want to be. But communication is an easy one. So we always, and we're in the hospitality business, so we like to communicate with our guests. Right. It's good to know why they're coming to town, for example, and if they don't respond to you at all, and then maybe you try calling their phone number and you can't get through to them, well, that's a red flag.