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airbnb You want to block parties this spooky season.
The travel and home rental platform announced Monday that it will be leveraging anti-party technology this Halloween weekend. The technology blocks reservations that are deemed “high risk” by considering length of stay, distance from the guest’s location, type of accommodation, and timing of the reservation.
“We are leading proactive measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized parties, and our advanced technology for Halloween is one important layer of comprehensive policies and tools to support hosts, guests and local communities, and promote responsible travel,” the company said in a release.
This isn’t the first time Airbnb has tried to block holiday parties.
Last year, the company said about 38,000 people in the U.S. and 6,300 people in Canada were unable to make reservations over Halloween weekend. The company also uses the technology for New Year’s Eve and summer holidays such as Memorial Day and Independence Day.
Airbnb said it has seen a 50% drop in the rate of reported parties around the world since it introduced a ban on parties and events in 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The party ban will become official in 2022.
In 2019, the company cracked down on parties and introduced a number of new safety measures after a shooting at an Airbnb reservation left five people dead.
After the shooting, CEO Brian Chesky announced the ban on “party houses” in a post on the social media platform now known as X. At the time, Chesky said the company was also cracking down on “abusive host and guest behavior.”
Airbnb said accounts that violate its nonpartisan policy will be suspended or banned from the platform. The company said it also offers features such as a 24-hour safety line for hosts and a noise sensor.
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