Airbnb announced that it is putting in what it calls "strict anti-party measures for Memorial Day and the 4th of July."
“As summer is rapidly approaching, we continue to build on our commitment to try to stop as many unauthorized parties as possible in the US,” a statement on the policy read.
The Airbnb system focuses on blocking certain one-night reservation attempts and redirecting certain two-night reservation attempts for booking guests who do not have a history of positive reviews.
The company said that last 4th of July weekend they saw a substantial decrease in reports of disruptive and unauthorized parties. Specifically in New York, over 7,400 people were deterred from booking entire home listings over July 4th, 2021 due to these defenses.
This year, they expanded their anti-party system to include Memorial Day weekend for the very first time. Using the below criteria, Airbnb hopes to further prevent guests from booking homes for the specific purpose of throwing parties.
- For one-night reservations: Guests without a history of positive reviews on Airbnb will be prohibited from making one-night reservations in entire home listings.
- For two-night reservations: As July 4 approaches, they will deploy more stringent restrictions on certain two-night reservation attempts. For example, they will leverage and amplify technology that restricts certain local or last-minute bookings by guests without a history of positive reviews on Airbnb.
Guests who have a history of positive reviews on Airbnb will not be subject to these restrictions.
They will also be introducing anti-party attestations to guests attempting to make local reservations, in which they must affirmatively attest that they understand that Airbnb bans parties and if they break that rule, they may be subject to legal action from the company.
"We do not take these measures lightly," the company said.
The company also has a Neighborhood Support Line, which provides a forum for neighbors to flag for Airbnb in real-time if they spot a party in progress at a home that they believe is listed on Airbnb.