Airbnb Cracking Down on Memorial Day Parties

<p>Airbnb doesn&&num;8217&semi;t want you to throw huge parties at its rental properties&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As summer approaches&comma; Airbnb is again rolling out proprietary anti-party technology across the US for Memorial Day and Fourth of July to promote responsible and safe stays&period; This marks the fourth consecutive year Airbnb has implemented these defenses to block certain bookings over these holidays with the aim of reducing the risk of disruptive parties&comma; which are <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;airbnb&period;com&sol;help&sol;article&sol;3345">banned<&sol;a> on the platform&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although incidents of disruptive parties on Airbnb are rare&comma; the company is committed to working to reduce the risk and helping hosts promote positive experiences in their homes and local neighborhoods&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The anti-party technology is designed to help identify and prevent certain attempts to book one-to-two-night stays in entire home listings that could be higher risk for a disruptive party&period; The system looks at a range of factors – including the type of listing being booked&comma; the duration of the stay&comma; the distance to the listing from the guest’s primary location and whether the booking is last minute – to determine whether a booking should be blocked&period; Guests who are prevented from booking an entire home will instead have the option to book alternative accommodations on Airbnb&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last year&comma; these defenses saw approximately 51&comma;000 people across the United States deterred from booking an entire home listing on the platform across both summer holiday weekends&period; This included approximately 7750 people in Texas&comma; 7400 people in Florida&comma; and 7030 people in California&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This technology is part of a broader set of tools and policies Airbnb deploys to promote responsible travel and help hosts safeguard their spaces&comma; especially during moments when demand is higher and the potential for disruption can increase&period; These measures have continued to help hosts protect their homes and neighbors’ peace of mind&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Airbnb&&num;8217&semi;s heightened anti-party holiday system works in tandem with its global <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;news&period;airbnb&period;com&sol;2022-winter-release&sol;">reservation screening<&sol;a> technology&comma; which is active year-round and leverages machine learning to try to identify and deter higher risk bookings in the US and globally&period; Since 2020&comma; when the company introduced the global party ban policy&comma; it has seen an over 50 percent decrease in the rate of party reports in the US&period; In 2024&comma; fewer than approximately 0&period;06 percent of reservations on Airbnb in the US resulted in a report of a party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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