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Normally I’d try to get help from airbnb but I’m having a terrible time reaching them, as are others.
We had a $100 Superhost bonus. We used it to book a VT airbnb as guests, leaving us with only $20 extra to pay out of pocket. Now VT doesn’t want anyone from our country in MA because our covid rates went up - so we had to cancel. I got the $20 back but not the $100. Do I even have a shot at getting the bonus back to use elsewhere?
I will add that this is our second problem getting a bonus. The last time we opted for “get a professional photographer.” They replied “Sorry, there is no professional photographer.” And they wouldn’t let us change our choice to “apply to another airbnb stay.”
We aren’t open till we get the vaccine but do love to plan little vacations (to states that will take us).
It’s their policy to not restore it. I think someone here mentioned recently being able to get theirs restored but I can’t recall who it is. They problem is, as you mention, reaching anyone at Airbnb. Maybe try tweeting their Airbnb help feed?
This seems to be a common complaint from hosts and guests. I’ve seen a lot of posts about booking a reservation with bonus or a credit, having to cancel the reservation and not getting it back. But as @KKC mentioned there is the occasional success reported, so it’s worth a try.
There are also a lot of posts about CS being unreachable right now. However, I have been able to get 2 different issues solved in the last couple of months by merely using the chat feature. One issue was that I needed to cancel a guest after the May 15 deadline for hosts to cancel (and I needed it to be penalty free . The other issue was that they’ve owed me a $114 since March, a payout that was never deposited (just got it a couple of days ago .
In both cases, I started chats and was told it needed to be seen by a case manager. I waited and waited and never heard from a case manager or the CS ever again. But…both issues were mysteriously taken care of, they just never followed up to tell me. I think the Twitter approach is too well-known now, it’s crazy on there. Maybe try the good old Chat approach. You could double up and do both at the same time. I think calling should be left open for hosts and guests with emergencies right now and seems fruitless otherwise.
I have never called Airbnb, I always use the message feature. I realize there are urgent issues that someone might need to call for, but seeing as how they aren’t even dealing with urgent calls now, it seems pointless to call. I can’t believe hosts saying they hold for 3 hours, that’s insane.
If you message, it might not be dealt with right away, but at least you can get on with your day.
We’ve had to call a few times. None of it was a big deal. The “worst thing” was getting them to help a bit with a guest who was not responding before check-in. It all got sorted and quickly. At the time, this seemed much better than their electronic options.
Alas, that was before the current environment and various reported issues with their CS.
I called them this week regarding a rare guest issue and was answered within five minutes. They prioritise calls regarding live bookings and bookings taking place within 72 hours.
I agree for non urgent booking, I would message them.
It’s outrageous for them not to return your credit in these circumstances.
It appears once you apply a code it is considered used. The rules for coupon use don’t address getting it reissued for extenuating circumstances so the implication is you can’t
Sorry I can’t figure out how to attach the link to the article because my phone defaults to app
I’ve moved on. But I can’t help but add that the host said they can’t take us because the virus load in our county went up after we booked it. She asked us to cancel so we did.
Oh, well, we’ll get another bonus some day, maybe, if we ever reopen our airbnb.
Thanks, all, for the help as usual. I really do appreciate it.
. The other issue was that they’ve owed me a $114 since March, a payout that was never deposited (just got it a couple of days ago 
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