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Airbnb cracks down on checkout chore lists as hosts face new limits

“Airbnb has barred hosts from asking guests to strip beds, wash dishes or do laundry at checkout, for reservations booked on or after November twentieth.” — Gloria Vance, on air

On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN After Hours
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAirbnb has barred hosts from asking guests to strip beds, wash dishes or do laundry at checkout, for reservations booked on or after November twentieth.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the beds stay unstripped. That's a laundry mountain, and it only grows.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGuests can still be asked to leave dishes in the sink and sort the trash.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeven standard rules now, and hosts can't add any after booking.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe sink. That's where civilisation ends, Gloria, in a sink full of other people's plates.

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