How Airbnb protects Hosts

Whether you’re a new Host or just exploring the idea of hosting, you might have questions about protecting your space and belongings when travelers stay in your home. Damage and safety incidents are extremely rare, but Airbnb has many protections in place for both Hosts and guests.

Airbnb helps you get to know guests. If you use Instant Book, you can customize your settings to add additional guest requirements beyond our booking requirements for all guests. And if you prefer manual booking requests, you can check out guests’ profiles and read reviews from past Hosts before accepting a reservation.

Since Hosts and guests can only review each other after a reservation is complete, you can be confident that the feedback you’re reading is based on actual experiences. You can also use Airbnb’s secure messaging tool to ask questions and set expectations at any point before a guest’s stay.

AirCover for Hosts is top-to-bottom protection for every Host on Airbnb. This provides pre-trip safeguards to help ensure booking guests are who they say they are with guest identity verification, and helps reduce the chance of disruptive parties and property damage with reservation screening technology.

AirCover for Hosts includes $1 million USD in Host liability insurance and $3 million USD in Host damage protection, with coverage for art, valuables, parked cars, boats, and other vehicles, and more.

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Ground rules for guests are a set of enforceable standards that all guests must follow. Ground rules require guests to treat your space with respect, follow your house rules, communicate promptly if issues arise, and leave your home in a state that doesn’t require excessive cleaning. Every guest who books will agree to these rules before making a reservation.

Airbnb takes a number of measures to protect your account, like requiring extra authentication when a login is attempted from a new phone or computer, and sending you account alerts when changes are made. As long as you use Airbnb throughout the entire process—for communication, booking, and payment—you’re protected by Airbnb’s policies and protections.

Airbnb’s global customer support is standing by in 62 languages to help with:

• Rebooking assistance
• Refunds
• Mediation

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AirCover for Hosts’ Host damage protection, Host liability insurance, and Experiences liability insurance don’t cover Hosts who offer stays or Experiences in Japan, where the Japan Host Insurance and Japan Experience Protection Insurance apply, or Hosts who offer stays through Airbnb Travel LLC. For Hosts who offered stays or Experiences in mainland China, the China Host Protection Plan applies. Host damage protection isn’t related to Host liability insurance. Keep in mind that there are other terms, conditions, and exclusions.

If you’re hosting stays in the U.K., the Host liability insurance policy is underwritten by Zurich Insurance PLC, and arranged and concluded at no additional cost for U.K. Hosts by Airbnb U.K. Services Limited, an appointed representative of Aon U.K. Limited, who are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Aon’s FCA register number is 310451. You can check this by visiting the Financial Services Register or contacting the FCA at +44 0800-111-6768. Insurance products arranged by Airbnb U.K. Services Limited are regulated products. FPAFF405LC

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