Airbnb is introducing new technology to take on unauthorized parties — meaning parties thrown without the knowledge or consent of hosts. The new anti-party tools help hosts identify potentially high-risk reservations and prevent those users from taking advantage. The primary aim is to reduce the ability of bad actors to throw unauthorized parties that negatively affect hosts, neighbors, and communities.
The system works by looking at factors like history of positive reviews (or lack of positive reviews), length of time the guest has been on Airbnb, length of the trip, distance to the listing, weekend vs. weekday, among many others.
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A similar variation of this system has been piloted in Australia since October 2021, where it’s been very effective. Airbnb has seen a 35% drop in incidents of unauthorized parties in the areas of Australia where this pilot has been in effect.
This anti-party technology is designed to prevent a reservation attempt from going through. Guests who are unable to make entire home bookings due to this system will still be able to book a private room (where the host is more likely to be physically on site) or a hotel room through Airbnb.
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This system is a more robust and sophisticated version of the “under-25” system that has been in effect in North America since 2020. This system focuses primarily on guests under the age of 25 without positive reviews who are booking locally.
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