Is this Alteration Request a Way for Guest to Cancel Penalty Free?

I think it is not a way to cancel penalty free, but Id like to make sure. Strict cancelation policy in effect Timeline 831Request to book made and accepted for 98-13 831Guest writes that they must cancel because companion is not coming 91 Host writes to contact Airbnb for any cancelation and refund 91 Guest makes alteration request for 96-910, saying guest can come after all if earlier The guest could be juggling an honest personal scheduling issue. However, it may well be an attempt to cancel penalty free since the guest has already inquired about a refund. Approving it will be a gamble. If your place fills up easily you can approve it and keep your fingers crossed. Five days is a lot to lose, but I always trust my gut when making these decisions, Thank you. But under strict cancellation my understanding is that they can cancel penalty free only if Within 48 hours of making reservation, AND 14 days before check-in for a full refund, or 7 days before check-in for 50 refund Do I have that right? SO, if I accepted the alteration request they would not meet condition 2 since 91 is not 14 days before 96 and therefore would get only a 50 refund, correct? I wonder also if I declined the alteration request after 4 pm today 4 pm is our check-in time and then they canceled that they would get no refund because the cancelation would occur less than seven days ahead of time IF Airbnb counts the minutes and hours. I wouldnt wait for that reason but curious if folks here know how Airbnb calculates things. post deleted by author Thank you. I did accept the alteration request. The request, by the way, had in italics Reservation is nonrefundable. The cancelation, if it came, would have been within 48 hours. What would have given the guest a 50 refund was that the cancelation would have been seven days from the check-in date of 98. When the guest changed the check-in date to 96, it was no longer seven days from the check-in date-- it was under seven days and therefore became 100 non-refundable. post deleted by author