As you may have heard, Airbnb has temporarily canceled unauthorized parties in a permanent earlier this summer. Now, to help bolster enforcement of this policy, the company has announced that it will be introducing new anti-party tools for reservations in the WE and Canada. The new technology is intended to help Airbnb identify high-risk bookings and then prevent those bookings from happening.
Unauthorized parties are those where the host has not consented to the party and is unaware of it. Airbnb says in a press release that these parties can cause problems for hosts, including noise complaints from neighbors and property damage.
“…This system looks at factors such as positive review history (or lack thereof), how long the guest has been on Airbnb, length of trip, distance to destination announcement, weekend versus weekday, among others.”, the press release says. “The primary goal is to attempt to reduce the ability of bad actors to host unauthorized parties that negatively impact our guests, neighbors and the communities we serve.”
A version of this new technology has been in use in Australia since October 2021. Since then, Airbnb has seen a 35% drop in unauthorized parties. It is now nationally codified in Australia.
If you cannot make reservations from home because of this new tool, you will still be able to book private rooms and hotel rooms through Airbnb. However, if you are caught having an unauthorized party during your Airbnb booking, you will be permanently banned from Airbnb.
“While we are optimistic that this technology will have a positive impact on the safety of our community and our goal of reducing unauthorized parties, we want to be clear that no system is perfect,” output continues. “We work hard to deter bad actors from using our platform, but ultimately Airbnb is an online platform that facilitates real-world connections.”
The new tools deployed in the United States and Canada are still in the testing phase. Airbnb will make an announcement when and if the technology will be codified for all reservations in the United States and Canada.
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