Airbnb makes ban on parties permanent

Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it will make permanent its ban on parties in homes listed on its platform after seeing a sharp drop in reports of unauthorized gatherings since the prohibition was put in place in August 2020.

The company announced seeing a 44 per cent year-after-year drop in the rate of party reports since implementing the policy.

This comes after the San Francisco-based company introduced and extended the party ban to halt the spread of Covid-19 infections. Now the company wants to make the ban permanent as the summer travel season begins.