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Axios - 17% of restaurants on Resy charge some sort of cancellation fee, The New York Times reports — up from just 4% in 2019. They're more common in big cities.  "Cancellation fees bring people back to reality when they make a reservation," Brooklyn restaurateur Erica Hall told the Times. "They remember it's an agreement."  At the same time, restaurants are also cracking down on some of the parties that are most likely to show up — big groups. A growing number of businesses simply won't seat larger parties, according to The Wall Street Journal. Others will only take one large-group reservation per night. Restaurants can turn smaller tables more quickly, and larger groups can require more attention from staff. "We don't go above six. We can, but we won't," one Denver restaurant owner told the Journal.

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras in its listings worldwide, a move it says is aimed at protecting guest privacy after years of reports of hidden cameras