Just In Time for an IPO — Airbnb’s Hotel Business Is Benefiting From Its House Party Ban
Photo Credit: Pictured is the Arlo Nomad, which lists rooms on Airbnb in Manhattan. Airbnb's hotel business is benefiting from its house party ban. Arlo Hotels
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On the road toward its IPO, Airbnb has engaged in nonstop publicity about its efforts to crack down on house parties. Another less-noticed part of that effort is when Airbnb blocks these bookings of whole homes, it encourages users to book hotels instead.
Just in time for Airbnb's roadshow for its pending initial public offering, Airbnb's hotel business is getting a boost from its house party ban.
In a program that started from an initial focus in the U.S. and Canada, but has been expanded to the UK, France and Spain, Airbnb said Friday it is diverting customer bookings of entire homes toward hotels and private rooms.
"This technology has blocked over 770,000 distinct reservation attempts in the U.S. and Canada," Airbnb said.
Over the last few months, when Airbnb's algorithms detected that a raucous — or even lethal — house party might be on the agenda, users have been advised online to "
