If you were considering renting an Airbnb to kick off a raging summer, you better devise a backup plan. On Tuesday, the vacation rental app announced that it would make its ban on house parties permanent. That means more ragers in Airbnb rentals.
Airbnb originally began regulating unauthorized gatherings in November 2019 after a Filming a Halloween party in California. The company kicked into high gear in August 2020, extending the ban on parties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has reported since that it found a “44% year-over-year drop in party reporting rates since the policy was implemented.”
Although the company recently announced that it will be removing its 16-person limit, which will allow larger homes listed on the platform to be booked at full occupancy, the rental app has also removed some search filters, including the “event friendly” and “parties and events” filters. permit.”
More than 6,600 guests and some hosts were suspended in 2021 for attempting to violate the party ban, the company said in a Press release. So if you want to maintain your Airbnb profile, it might be worth considering renting event space instead.
Janae Price is an editor at Thrillist. She’s originally from New York and loves all things cheese, K-pop, and culture. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @janae_larie.
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