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Airbnb cracks down on New Year’s Eve parties
Airbnb is tightening rules to discourage users from trying to book homes for rowdy New Year’s Eve parties.
It says users ‘without a history of positive reviews’ will not be allowed to make one night bookings New Year’s Eve, and it will also monitor two-night reservations that ‘may pose heightened risk for parties.’
It doesn’t affect users with positive reviews and any bookings completed before 3 December.
"This plan marks the latest of a number of recent changes to our platform to meet this specific public health moment," Airbnb said.
Airbnb has been cracking down on so-called party houses and put restrictions on certain users under 25 years old looking to book a party venue.
It follows several well-documented incidents of trashed homes and gun violence at parties.
The NYE restrictions apply to bookings made in North America, Western Europe and Australia.
Written by Ray Montgomery, US Editor
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Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
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