01-03-2026, 12:52 AM
More hosts need to start filing for arbitration instead of accepting the absurd things Airbnb keeps doing to us.
I keep seeing hosts say arbitration is pointless and that we should just accept it. That mindset is exactly why Airbnb keeps pushing further. Silence makes it easy.
Arbitration is not free for Airbnb. It costs time, money, and resources. One case is easy to ignore. Thousands are not. This is not about winning every case or making false accusations. It is about applying pressure when pressure is justified.
If every host who got screwed actually filed instead of venting and moving on, Airbnb would be buried in disputes and far less able to claw money back, cancel long stays, or rewrite rules after the fact.
This is not one host versus Airbnb. It is volume. It is accountability. It is making bad behavior expensive. If you are done being treated like a disposable asset, document everything, file arbitration, and push back. Airbnb keeps getting away with it because too many hosts let it.
I keep seeing hosts say arbitration is pointless and that we should just accept it. That mindset is exactly why Airbnb keeps pushing further. Silence makes it easy.
Arbitration is not free for Airbnb. It costs time, money, and resources. One case is easy to ignore. Thousands are not. This is not about winning every case or making false accusations. It is about applying pressure when pressure is justified.
If every host who got screwed actually filed instead of venting and moving on, Airbnb would be buried in disputes and far less able to claw money back, cancel long stays, or rewrite rules after the fact.
This is not one host versus Airbnb. It is volume. It is accountability. It is making bad behavior expensive. If you are done being treated like a disposable asset, document everything, file arbitration, and push back. Airbnb keeps getting away with it because too many hosts let it.