Airbnb Announced Updates To Its Cancellation Policy

The 'Major Disruptive Events Policy' applies to "unexpected major events" as well as "foreseeable weather events."

Airbnb announced updates to its cancellation policy.

The company now allows travelers to cancel due to “foreseeable weather events.” Events covered include hurricanes that result in an already covered outcome like a large-scale outage of essential utilities.

The ‘Major Disruptive Events Policy’ also applies to other “unexpected major events,” including government travel restrictions and declared public health emergencies and epidemics.

The updated cancellation policy will allow travelers to receive a refund on their booking. The feature will override any individual host’s cancellation policy.

The updates are set to take into effect for all reservations on June 6.