Airbnb—Airbnb deployed anti-party technology achieving over 50% reduction in party reports since 2020
Since implementing its global party ban in 2020 (made permanent in June 2022), Airbnb deployed machine learning-based reservation screening technology that blocks high-risk bookings. The system analyzes factors including listing type, stay duration, distance from guest location, and whether bookings are last-minute. In 2024, approximately 51,000 people were blocked or redirected from booking entire home listings in the US over Memorial Day and July 4th weekends alone. The company reported over 50% decrease in party report rates in the US since 2020, with fewer than 0.06% of US reservations resulting in a party report in 2024.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.590 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Airbnb anti-party technology blocked 51,000 high-risk bookings over US summer holidays in 2024
Airbnb deployed machine learning-based reservation screening that analyzes listing type, stay duration, distance from guest location, and last-minute timing to identify high-risk party bookings. In 2024, approximately 51,000 people were blocked or redirected from booking entire home listings in the US over Memorial Day and July 4th weekends. The company reported over 50% decrease in party report rates since introducing its global party ban in 2020, with fewer than 0.06% of US reservations resulting in a party report in 2024.