By Gigi Zamora (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it will make permanent its ban on parties in homes listed on its platform after seeing a sharp drop in reports of unauthorized gatherings since the prohibition was put in place in August 2020. The company announced seeing a 44% year-after-year drop in the rate of party reports since implementing the policy. This comes after the San Francisco-based company introduced and extended the party ban to halt the spread of COVID-19 infections. Now the company wants to make the ban permanent as the summer travel season begins. “This is an issue where…