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Airbnb makes global party ban permanent, saying it works
The San Francisco firm believes the ban has labored, saying Tuesday that studies of events at listed properties have dropped 44% from a yr in the past.
Greater than 6,600 visitors have been suspended final yr for associated violations, Airbnb mentioned.
Airbnb started to crack down on events in 2019 after a deadly capturing at a celebration in a home in California. At the moment, the corporate prohibited promoting events at Airbnb places on social media.
The variety of events at Airbnb places elevated in the course of the pandemic, Airbnb mentioned, as individuals moved gatherings from bars and golf equipment to rented houses. That led to a brief ban in 2020.
Whereas making the ban everlasting, Airbnb mentioned it should raise a restrict of 16 individuals at rented properties. It mentioned the cap was prompted by well being issues earlier than vaccines towards COVID-19 have been out there.
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