A major accommodation platform has updated its policies to restrict the household tasks hosts can require of guests, ending practices like stripping beds and washing dishes. The new rules, set to take effect globally, aim to address long-standing guest frustrations over excessive chores during stays. Under the revised guidelines, only essential cleaning duties will be permitted, marking a shift in how responsibilities are divided between hosts and visitors. The changes apply to all bookings covered by the platform’s standard policies.
Accommodation platform acts after long-standing guest complaints over doing dishes, taking out rubbish and stripping bedsAirbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to strip beds or wash dishes under the accommodation platform’s new rules.The changes, which apply to Airbnb reservations covered by the platform’s global policy, including bookings in Australia, will come into effect on 20 November and limit chores imposed on guests. Continue reading...
