Airbnb will rely on its community of hosts to not take bookings from guests if they are in areas where non-essential travel is no longer permitted.
The company says it has taken a number of steps to support measures where travel restrictions have been put in place, including blocking private room bookings and disabling its "Instant Book" function for whole properties.
But it has so far shied away from turning off the ability to book completely, despite many countries around the world having locked down citizens during the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Airbnb says it will look into any cases that are brought to its attention where a host has agreed to rent out a property to guests who are flouting travel restrictions in a country.
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The issue came to light in the U.K. this week when a leading politician, Liz Saville-Roberts from Welsh political party, Plaid Cymru, criticized Airbnb for "facilitating the dangerous and selfish behaviour of a small but significant number of people that are ignoring the advice" of government to stay at home.
Many properties are still available for rent in Wales on Airbnb. The company says some hosts are offering healthcare professionals a temporary place to stay, with fees being waived.
Saville-Roberts adds: "This multi-million-pound international company must immediately stop bookings during the crisis, particularly in the run-up to the Easter weekend.
"Rural communities do not have the healthcare and medical supplies to cope with a huge influx in holidaymakers. Local people are increasingly concerned and angry, this simply cannot continue.
"We want people to come and see our wonderful country, but just not now. Organisations like Airbnb should not be enabling this deeply irresponsible behaviour. This is not a national holiday, it’s a national emergency."
Airbnb says it has no comment to suggestions that it should temporarily turn off all bookings, except in cases where the guest is allowed to travel.