Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or do other time-consuming cleaning chores.
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NBC NewsAirbnb introduces new cleaning rules to lessen the burden on guests
Mixed reactions pour in following a new policy change from Airbnb limiting guest chores, such as washing dishes and stripping bedsheets. NBC News' Vicky Nguyen has the story.
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NBC NewsAirbnb hosts can no longer ask guests to clean dishes or make beds
Airbnb hosts can only set “reasonable” housecleaning duties for guests, according to new guidelines rolled out by the tech giant, with tasks such as dishwashing and bed stripping now the sole…
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CBS NewsAirbnb limits guest chores like laundry, drawing host backlash
The new policy prevents hosts from asking guests to strip beds, start a load of laundry and other tasks that "require significant effort or time."
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TechCrunchAirbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or do other time-consuming cleaning chores.
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