Airbnb will block one-night reservations on Halloween in a bid to stop parties that could spread the coronavirus

(CNN)Looking forward to throwing a Halloween party at the end of the month? Well, don’t expect to rent an Airbnb to host it.

The company announced on Friday that it is banning one-night Airbnb reservations over the Halloween weekend for entire home listings in the US and Canada. Not only are guests not able to make one-night bookings on October 30 or October 31, but previously booked reservations that meet that criteria will be canceled, and the guests reimbursed.”The great majority of guests are respectful of our hosts’ homes and neighbors, and we understand that this initiative will disrupt many one-night reservations that might not have led to parties,” the company said in a release. “This action is designed to help protect our hosts and the communities they live in.”Read More

The company is significantly expanding the radius of their technology that restricts certain local and last-minute bookings by guests that don’t have a history of positive reviews on the platform, and Airbnb plans to remind guests that have reservations between October 28 and November 1 that parties are not allowed.Airbnb has a policy against large gatherings and “disruptive parties and events.” Guests that violate this policy may have their account removed, and hosts who allow guests to throw parties could have their listing removed. The company also said that guests may be subject to legal action if they violate Airbnb’s rules on parties.

Source: edition.cnn.com