Airbnb launches ‘anti-party technology’ to help hosts avoid risky bookings

Airbnb is using technology to suppress parties.

The vacation rental service announced on Tuesday, August 16 that it was bringing “anti-party technology” to the United States and Canada.

Airbnb said it was launching advanced tools to help hosts “help identify potentially high-risk bookings and prevent those users from taking advantage of our platform,” according to the company’s press release. .

Airbnb’s built-in anti-party technology will analyze data points in each Airbnb user’s profile to assess their level of party risk.

Information that will be considered will include a user’s review history, account creation dates, length of past trips, and physical distance to the listing, the company’s press release said.

There will also be a weekend versus weekend assessment and other risk factors that will be taken into account, according to Airbnb.

“This is part of our commitment to our host community, which respects its neighbors and wants no share in property damage and other issues that may arise with unauthorized or disruptive parties,” Airbnb wrote.

“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,” the company added later in its release. hurry.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky speaks on stage, explaining his plans for Airbnb.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky speaks on stage, explaining his plans for Airbnb.
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User accounts flagged by Airbnb’s anti-party technology will not be able to complete their reservation.

However, reported users will be allowed to book private rooms instead of entire homes. Hotel rooms are also exempt.

Airbnb noted that it implemented a “similar variation of this system” in Australia in October 2021 and that the pilot program would have “been very successful”.

The vacation rental service wrote that Australia’s anti-party pilot program resulted in a 35% drop in unauthorized parties in areas where it was implemented.

“We are now completing the pilot phase in Australia and coding this product nationwide,” Airbnb wrote. “We’re hoping for similar success as we begin testing this in the US and Canada.”

Airbnb said it would share “the results of this testing phase” and “next steps” for its party ban in the near future.

The company added that it was ready to adjust its integrated technologies and policies because “no system is perfect”.

The company added that it was ready to adjust its integrated technologies and policies because “no system is perfect”.

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Airbnb said it has implemented a “similar variation of this system” in Australia.
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The vacation rental network eventually expanded its party ban after receiving positive feedback from Airbnb hosts, community leaders and elected officials, which it noted in a press release issued in June 2022, when Airbnb announced that he had officially codified his party ban.

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