MaMa:
But I don't think I could start a new account; I have bookings as a guest on this one (for the beach, in 2 months, and I need this badly LOL). What I'd though was, I'd start a new listing on the same account. But this is what seems somehow weird - a "new" listing with the same apartment, same name, same photos.... I'd never thought of that, it was the idea of having stupidly wasted my new host boost time that got to me.
I've never had to do that so I'm afraid I don't know. I suspect that starting a new listing under your existing account would be OK but I'm not 100% sure. Hopefully others can help.
I don't know if this is of use, but here's an article about the new host boost.
traquo.com
Airbnb Hosts: Make the Most of the New Host Boost
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