[Deadsunrise]

But one Airbnb host told BBC News they had received no clear instructions from the platform to say they were not allowed to take reservations.

Maybe the platform hasn't been in touch, but the government advice has been pretty clear and consistent about no non-essential journeys. Why on earth would they think a holiday retreat would be exempt from that?

[mercer]

I suspect 'professional AirBnB hosts' and 'being a shit human' correlate strongly, is why.

[ergocoder]

It seems to me the host was just being obtuse. There was no other reasonable excuse, so they used this one as an excuse.