Airbnb and Vrbo Start Sharing Information on Party House Offenders
Photo Credit: A pool at an Airbnb listing in Milan, Italy. Vrbo and Airbnb have taken steps to thwart homes used for house parties. Airbnb
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The party house problem is a persistent one in the short-term rental industry. The more industrywide collaboration the better.
As they vowed to do six months ago when they announced a partnership, competitors Airbnb and Vrbo began sharing information about chronic party house listings in the U.S., and invited other platforms to join the effort.
Their joint announcement said this pilot program to actively share information about party houses is under way "in an effort to address chronic offenders." Sharing such information can be useful because hosts often list their properties on both platforms.
The information-sharing began this week, according to an Expedia Gr
