To prevent young entrepreneurs from using Airbnb leased properties to launch outrage in their region, the company has announced new booking rules for some people under the age of 25.
In the future, users under the age of 25 will not be able to book entire homes in their area if the user has less than three positive comments on the platform, the company said in a statement. ad. These pesky youngsters will still be able to book entire houses outside from the area where they live, and they will still be able to book private rooms and hotels as well. But Airbnb noted that the move is directly related to an effort to curb parties in rented houses, although covid-19 has also raised new concerns.
“Reducing the number of unauthorized home parties on Airbnb has always been a priority, and it is now more important than ever,” the company said. “With public health mandates across the country, we are taking steps to support safe and responsible travel in the United States.”
Now, not everyone in this demographic is prohibited from renting entire homes in their area. The company noted that users who are under 25 but have zero negative reviews and at least three positive reviews will be able to book entire homes in their area. However, this will be a nuisance to some newer and newer Airbnb users on the platform, such as someone looking for a temporary housing situation in their area, for example.
The company has been moving to crack down on its rented properties after a deadly shooting at a Halloween party in California last year. At that time, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said that, as part of the company’s effort to prevent similar incidents from happening again, the company was “expanding the manual detection of high-risk reserves marked by our risk detection technology,” as well as building a response team Quick “party house”.
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“There will always be people working to find ways to avoid our trust and safety protections, and we know that people over the age of 24 are also perfectly capable of reserving a home for the wrong reasons,” the company said this week. “But because of the positive impact this policy has had on unauthorized parts reserved for guests under the age of 25, we believe this is the right action to continue to protect the safety of our community.”
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