With the onset of the pandemic in Airbnb added temporary rule banning parties and events in rented houses through the platform to help with social distancing restrictions. But now the company says it’s happy with the result the ban has brought by making the rule permanent in the app.

As mentioned earlier, this measure originally had the goal of public health and control of the spread of COVID-19 through these closed events. But the platform claims that this action has turned “fundamental community policy to support our hosts and their neighbors“.

A main attention Airbnb parties are held with an open invitation on social media, but “all disruptive parties and events” will be banned at the residences. But in addition to preventing users from having parties, the app also PRpreventing advertising of any place of residence as “party house“.

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For the company, “disruptive events” are any parties that can end up causing complaints from neighbors and create problems for renters and the platform. To emphasize its new action, the application indicates that in Suspended 6,600 guests in 2021 who attempted to circumvent this rule.

As indicated edge, the company has already removed the “friendly environment” option for events during the pandemic. But as of 2019, the company has already removed the “party houses” option after 5 people died at an event that involved more than 100 people. Airbnb In California.

In addition to the party ban, the platform also revealed thattransfer of the capacity limit of 16 people. According to the platform, some accommodations can comfortably accommodate a large group of 16, making it difficult for those traveling with groups of friends or very large families.

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Source: Airbnb, The Verge.