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There is a 0% chance that Airbnb would take legal action against anyone for doing this - they're not going to pursue a few hundred pounds through courts. It's far likelier that they will terminate any involved accounts instead.
– user72952
Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 8:52
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There is a 0% chance that AirBnb will find out. That said, the top answer explains why it's still not worth the trouble.
– knallfrosch
Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 12:10
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@knallfrosch maybe, maybe not. I've had conversations with guests get flagged asking me if they tried to make a deal outside Airbnb. So they must have algorithms to look for it, and there'd be enough discussion through the app to be suspicious.
– Kat
Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 17:09
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Suppose I booked a week in 2018 and want to return in 2020. Does the TOS require that I book through Airbnb, even a year later?
– Ross Presser
Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 19:17
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@Kat: many hosts switch from communicating via the app (which is pretty terrible), to WhatsApp. Airbnb can't monitor those discussions.
– Dan Dascalescu
Commented Jan 9, 2020 at 0:40

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