Party over at Airbnb. The peer-to-peer rental platform has just introduced a new tool that should finally put an end to some customers’ attempts to turn properties into makeshift party rooms. In the USA, the algorithm has just been opened, which should enable the detection of “risky” profiles and block their booking.
In 2020, the platform had already launched a global party ban. First “temporary”, it became permanent this year. In France, users under the age of 25 who have less than three positive reviews risk losing their booking if it is close to where they live, adverts that have already been the subject of complaints have been removed and it is now possible for hosts to cancel bookings without penalty : in case of doubt.
6,000 customers banned in 2021
In the context of the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, the possibility of a limited occupation of 16 people was even introduced, but it will be removed in the coming months. In 2021, more than 6,600 travelers paid the price of this policy. their account was simply deleted for not following the rules. Therefore, the platform does not intend to stop there with the launch of its new “anti-party” technology in the US and Canada.
Tested for the first time in Australia, this new algorithm allows Airbnb to analyze the user data of “customers” – their rating, the length of bookings and even the occurrence (if the user makes reservations mainly on weekdays or weekends). With this information, Airbnb hopes to identify and remove users who may deviate from the rule by hosting a festival.
Since October 2021, the American unicorn says it has seen a 35% drop in incidents involving unauthorized parties in its Australian “test areas”.
Not yet located in France
If this algorithm is launched in North America, its inauguration is not planned for France or Europe. Is related Le FigaroThe platform noted that it “was continuously developing and testing new technologies to strengthen its defenses” all “regularly reviewing all [ses] effectively implement measures [sa] no party politicss”.
Last June, Airbnb noted in a press release that its no-party policy alone had reduced the number of party reports in France by about 40%. In August 2021, he revealed that more than 240,000 people had their bookings blocked in France in one year.
Source: Le Figaro
