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Airbnb offers “welcome bonus” for COP26 hosts in Glasgow
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, Airbnb is offering a financial incentive to hosts in Glasgow to welcome guests and increase the accommodation capacity for the global event. It comes in response to concerns of a shortage of accommodation during COP26, with around 30,000 government representatives, media and […]
Airbnb and Minut launch noise detector pilot programme in Prague
Reading Time: 3 minutesCzechia: In line with the ongoing efforts to promote responsible tourism and travel recovery in the Czech Republic, Airbnb is collaborating with property monitoring company Minut to launch a number of measures to support hosts and guests in Prague. Airbnb has announced that it is launching a six-month noise detector pilot programme for hosts and […]
Airbnb names chief ethics officer and bolsters legal team
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has named deputy general counsel Peter Urias as its chief ethics officer and bolstered its legal team. Urias, who has worked at the home-sharing platform for four years, takes over from Robert Chesnut, who departed Airbnb as part of the company’s 25 per cent reduction of its global workforce, and former associate general […]
Airbnb to offer accommodation to 20,000 Afghan refugees
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb will temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees at no charge in response to what CEO Brian Chesky has called “one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time”. Chesky said: “”Starting today, Airbnb will begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free. While we will be paying for these stays, we could not do […]
STAAH named preferred software partner by Airbnb
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Zealand: Cloud-based technology provider STAAH has been chosen by Airbnb as a preferred software partner for 2021. The company says it has been recognised for “its exceptional performance in connecting hosts around the world to Airbnb’s growing community”. STAAH, through its channel management and one-stop solutions, constantly engages with online platform partners globally. The […]
Edinburgh launches short-let control area consultation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Edinburgh Council has launched a public consultation on plans to turn the city into a short-term let control area. The council is seeking views on whether to introduce new short-term let (STL) regulations that would mainly affect people who let out their homes or rooms though Airbnb – Edinburgh has the highest proportion of […]
Airbnb anti-party system blocks 375,000 bookings across Europe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Airbnb’s anti-party system has blocked around 375,000 bookings across Europe since being launched in August 2020. Airbnb says the system was introduced to “prevent irresponsible behaviour and reduce unauthorised parties in accommodation in some countries in Europe”. It has also implemented the system in the United States and Canada. In Spain alone, around 50,000 […]
Rental platforms face renewed crackdown in Beijing
Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: A significant number of short-term rental listings on platforms such as Airbnb in Beijing are reportedly being shut down on the orders of the city’s government. Chinese investigative journalism website Caixin said that nine short-term rental platforms, including the likes of Airbnb, Trip.com, Meituan and Tujia, were summoned to a meeting on 20 August […]
Hostaway named Airbnb preferred partner
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: All-in-one vacation rental software Hostaway has been recognised as a new preferred software partner for Airbnb. The partnership programme is exclusive to leading software providers operating in the global accommodations sector that provide fully integrated solutions for hosts and property managers listing on Airbnb. Claiming to be “the fastest-growing vacation rental management solution in the […]
Airbnb pledges to house 20,000 Afghan refugees
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfghanistan: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has pledged to house 20,000 Afghan refugees around the world at no cost to help them resettle in their new countries, as he called on business leaders to “do the same”. In response to what he called “one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time”, Chesky confirmed that Airbnb […]