Airbnb bans hosts from requiring guests to do checkout chores like dishes and laundry

Airbnb has reportedly updated its house rules to stop hosts from requiring guests to do time-consuming checkout chores such as washing dishes, doing laundry and taking out trash. Coverage from Dexerto and The Verge reports the change.

Timeline

1. 22 Oct, 05:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 22 Oct, 05:00 UTCPicked up on News
3. 22 Oct, 05:38 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• airbnb updated guest cleaning rulesGoogle Trends
• Airbnb bans check-out chores like taking bins outEuronews.com
• Airbnb guests freed from chores involving ‘significant effort’ under new global rulesThe Guardian
• Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their ChoresWIRED