Glossary · Operations

Guest screening

Guest screening · definition
  • Guest screening is assessing who's booking before or at reservation time — ID verification, review history, stay-purpose signals — within each platform's rules.
  • Category: Operations

What platforms provide

Airbnb verifies identity and shows guest reviews; requirements like "government ID + positive history" can be attached to Instant Book. Third-party tools add checks for direct bookings.

What to actually watch

Local, same-day, one-night weekend bookings for large groups are the classic party pattern. Screening is pattern-reading, not interrogation — and discrimination rules still fully apply.

Part of the Stays short-term rental glossary.

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