There has been a lot of discussion on the forums regarding the recent change that Airbnb made so you can only see a guest photo once a guest books.
To summarise what I have found out to date.
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You can set up your listing so that only guests with photos can book (see link below)
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If you do this and use IB it would be no different than it was before, you will see the photo as soon as the booking is made.
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If you have your listing set so that guests need to make a request to book, you will only see the photo once they book (if you have ticked the box to say you require guests to provide a photo).
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Just as in the old system this doesn’t stop guests uploading cartoons, trees, pictures of their kids etc. As an extra protection I put in my house rules that guests need to upload a clear profile photo of themselves in order to book my place.
Hope this helps anyone who has been confused by Airbnb’s latest change to guest profiles.