Airbnb permanently bans parties at its listed homes worldwide

Published date29 June 2022
Publication titleIrish Times: Web Edition Articles (Dublin, Ireland)
The US-based accommodation-sharing company said the decision follows a temporary ban introduced in August 2020 when some people took "partying behaviour to rented homes" due to bars and nightclubs being closed or restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic

It has recorded a 44 per cent year-on-year drop in complaints about parties since then, and received "positive feedback from community leaders and elected officials".

A home in the affluent Dorset neighbourhood of Sandbanks in the UK estimated to be worth £2 million was trashed in March last year when it was used for a party attended by around 60 people after being booked on Airbnb by a couple for a two-night break.

Two months later residents in Bearsted, near Maidstone, Kent, described how "at least 100 people" descended on a four-bedroom home for a raucous gathering with "thumping music all night long" after it was rented through the site.

Airbnb said there are "serious consequences" for guests who breach the party ban, varying from the suspension of their account to being permanently removed from the platform.

Around 6,600 people's accounts were suspended last year for "attempting to violate our party ban".

A 16-person occupancy cap for Airbnb listings introduced as part of the August 2020 ban has been lifted to allow listings for accommodation that can "comfortably" hold more than that number of people.

The company said in...

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