In response to a string of shootings that have broken out at U.S. properties it lists, rental booking giant Airbnb has issued a permanent global ban on parties
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Short-term rental giant Airbnb has issued a permanent global ban on parties following a string of shootings that have broken out nationwide at properties it lists. The company announced Tuesday that a temporary party ban it enacted in August 2020 over health concerns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic is being officially codified into its policies. While the company did not specifically cite the shootings that have occurred during parties at its listed properties, it said in a statement, "Over time, the party ban became much more than a public health measure." "It developed into a bedrock community policy to support our Hosts and their neighbors," Airbnb said in its statement. The San Francisco-based company said the ban is meant to "deter the very rare cases of Hosts who do not operate responsibly, or guests who try to throw unauthorized parties." Airbnb said violations of its party ban will result in &quo
Short-term rental giant Airbnb has issued a permanent global ban on parties following a string of shootings that have broken out nationwide at properties it lists.