Airbnb reaffirms effort to crack down on parties before Memorial Day weekend

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Airbnb says it’s implementing measures ahead of Memorial Day weekend to crack down on parties in Florida.

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The home rental company is blocking certain one-night and two-night reservations for entire home listings in Florida and across the U.S. during Memorial Day and Fourth of July Weekends, Airbnb announced in a news release Wednesday.

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It’s using technology to identify and prevent high-risk bookings.

Last year, similar initiatives resulted in 9,300 people being deterred from booking entire home listings in Florida over the summer weekend holidays, according to Airbnb.

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In Jacksonville, about 300 people were deterred.

This comes as Airbnb identifies several Florida cities among the top-searched domestic destinations for Memorial Day weekend.

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