Airbnb will block reservations in D.C.

Airbnb will cancel and block all reservations in the Washington metro area during inauguration week after finding Airbnb accounts for “numerous individuals who are either associated with known hate groups or otherwise involved in the criminal activity at the Capitol Building,” the platform announced Wednesday morning.

The company also said that reservations at HotelTonight, a service owned by Airbnb that handles last-minute deals at top-rated hotels, will be canceled.

The announcement cited Tuesday reports “regarding armed militias and known hate groups that are attempting to travel and disrupt the Inauguration” and warnings by the region’s leaders that visitors should refrain from traveling to the District over the next week.

The company said it will refund guests and reimburse hosts for canceled bookings. Airbnb has also banned all people associated with hate groups or involved in last week’s abortive insurrection at the Capitol.