Airbnb is cracking down on parties

If you’re looking for party rock, it won’t be in the Airbnb tonight. Per a new report from Fast Company, the vacation rental company is testing new anti-party tech in the US and Canada aimed at fending off large, unapproved gatherings.

🙅‍♀️🎉 More deets… To identify “potentially high-risk reservations,” Airbnb will be looking at factors like a user’s history of positive reviews and history with the service, length of the requested booking, distance from their home to the booking, and whether it’s booked for a weekend or weekday.

If you’re flagged by the system, you won’t be allowed to book a whole listing – but you’ll still be able to book a single room in a whole residence, for example, since the host is more likely to be on the premises.

• This expands upon a similar anti-party program the company has already implemented, called the “under-25” system, which blocks users under the age of 25 from booking entire properties close to where they live until they have at least three positive reviews.
• Airbnb has been testing the tech in Australia since October 2021, and has seen a 35% drop in unauthorized parties in areas where the pilot was in effect.

📸 Big picture: More than 6,600 guests were suspended from Airbnb last year for attempting to violate the party ban.