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Airbnb to block, cancel reservations in Washington DC next week

Airbnb to block, cancel reservations in Washington DC next week

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the US Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

NEW YORK: Airbnb says it will be blocking and cancelling reservations in the Washington, DC area during the week of the presidential inauguration.

The decision, announced Wednesday (Jan 13), came two days after it said it was reviewing reservations in the area ahead of next week’s presidential inauguration and said it will bar any guests associated with hate groups or violent activity.

Airbnb has had a policy of removing guests who are confirmed to be members of hate groups since 2017, when it blocked guests who were headed to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

READ: Rioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at work

The San Francisco-based home sharing company also said Monday that it won’t give political donations to the Republicans who voted against certifying the results of the election last week. Airbnb joined Marriott, AT&T and others in taking that stand.

Airbnb’s political action committee donated US$866,519 to candidates and political parties in the 2020 election cycle, according to Open Secrets, which monitors campaign finance donations. Democratic President-elect Joe Biden was the biggest recipient of Airbnb donations.

Source: AP/ta

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