Technology will help enforce restrictions on certain NYE bookings in several countries and regions
As communities around the world get ready to ring in 2024, Airbnb is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve that aim to reduce the risk of unauthorised and disruptive parties in local neighbourhoods and will be deploying AI-powered technology to help enforce them.
This proprietary anti-party AI and machine learning technology is being activated in several countries and regions globally. This system aims to try to identify one, two and three-night booking attempts for entire home listings over the holiday weekend that could be potentially higher risk for a disruptive and unauthorised party incident and block those bookings from being made.
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The technology looks at hundreds of signals that could indicate a booking is a higher risk for this type of incident, like the duration of the trip the guest is trying to book, how far the listing is from their location, the type of listing they’re booking, and if the reservation is being made at the last minute, among many more.
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The countries and regions where these measures will be in effect are the UK, and US, including Puerto Rico, Canada, France, Spain, Australia and New Zealand, and will see:
- Restrictions on one-three night reservations – Our AI technology will block certain one – three night entire home bookings identified as potentially higher-risk for a party incident
- Mandatory anti-party attestation – Guests able to make local reservations will need to attest they understand Airbnb bans parties and that if they break this rule they face suspension or removal from the platform.
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Airbnb brought in anti-party measures last NYE that saw thousands of people globally blocked from booking an entire home listing on the platform, including approximately 13,200 people in the UK, 63,550 in the United States, and 5,400 in Australia. Moreover, since first introducing party prevention measures for New Year’s Eve in 2020, we have seen a 73% reduction in the rate of party reports made to us in the UK over this holiday.
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