Small events such as baby showers and birthday parties have historically been allowed at the discretion of the host.Īirbnb enacted a slew of tighter restrictions last year, including a global ban on party houses, which it defines as listings that "create persistent neighborhood nuisance." Unauthorized parties have long been prohibited at Airbnb rentals, and the company said 73% of its listings worldwide already explicitly ban parties in their house rules. "We think such conduct is incredibly irresponsible – we do not want that type of business, and anyone engaged in or allowing that behavior does not belong on our platform." "Some have chosen to take bar and club behavior to homes, sometimes rented through our platform," it said in a statement. Airbnb said that "instituting a global ban on parties and events is in the best interest of public health."Īccording to Airbnb, rental properties have been misused to host unsafe get-togethers as gatherings, bars, clubs and pubs remain restricted in most places. The new policy applies to all future bookings and will remain in effect indefinitely. The company on Thursday announced its " Global Party Ban," which includes an occupancy cap of 16 guests. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesĪirbnb is banning all parties at its listings worldwide, further cracking down on unauthorized gatherings in the name of public health.
The new guidelines have shown a 44% drop in party reports at Airbnb properties, which is highly significant compared to where that percentage sat prior to, and during, the pandemic.Airbnb says rental properties have been misused to host unsafe get-togethers during the pandemic. Thus, what began as a means to control their role in the public health crisis quickly turned into something more beneficial for the hosts that list their properties with Airbnb. It developed into a bedrock community policy to support our Hosts and their neighbors. As such, we announced the party ban to our community as being “in the best interest of public health.”Over time, the party ban became much more than a public health measure. This was concerning to us due to both the disruptive nature of unauthorized parties and the risk of such gatherings spreading the virus. When the pandemic hit, as many bars and clubs closed or restricted their occupancy, we began to see some people taking partying behavior to rented homes, including through Airbnb. According to Airbnb's official website, the company issued this announcement:
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