Airbnb has permanently banned guests having parties. The company – who introduced the rule during the spread of COVID-19 in August – have made the move an official policy. They said the rule had now become “much more than a public health measure” as it had proved popular with “hosts and their neighbours” as complaints about parties had dropped by 44 per cent. A spokesperson for the app said: “It developed into a bedrock community policy to support our hosts and their neighbours.” In 2019, the accommodation booking platform brought in their first restriction on parties, such as “open invite” an…