Hospitable Town Hall, April 16
Summary
This Hospitable Town Hall covers a range of updates including connectivity improvements achieving Premier and Preferred Plus statuses on Airbnb and Booking.com, strategies to improve support response times, and updates on tax remittance and custom domains. New features like improved guest verification and security deposits are introduced, along with discussions on business models, accounting recommendations, and policies regarding off-platform communication and fee transparency.
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