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Powell and Serino join Airbnb.org board of directors
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Catherine Powell, global head of hosting at Airbnb, and Rich Serino, a former deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], have joined Airbnb.org’s board of directors.
Airbnb.org starts $2m sponsorship initiative to support refugees
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: To mark World Refugee Day [20 June], Airbnb’s charitable arm Airbnb.org has announced a series of new initiatives to deepen its support for refugees and asylum seekers, as well as highlight their resilience and ongoing struggles around the world.
Irish government targets 20k holiday homes for Ukrainian refugees
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The Irish Government wants to find up to 20,000 holiday homes that can be allocated to housing refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, following suggestions that the current system in place is not sufficient to resolve the issue.
Urgent calls for hosts to join Homes for Ukraine scheme in the UK
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK Government has called for more people to join the Homes for Ukraine scheme, following the marking of the six-month anniversary of the Russian invasion of the country last week.
Airbnb.org announces partnerships to house 100k Ukrainian refugees
Reading Time: 3 minutesUkraine: Airbnb.org has announced a number of new partnerships with charities to offer free, temporary housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Campaign launches to support Ukrainian refugees
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Marketing agency Stay the Night in partnership with BudgetTraveller has launched a hospitality campaign to help Ukrainian refugees seek accommodation.
Airbnb pledges support to house 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has pledged to offer free, short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine through Airbnb.org, following the Russian invasion.
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 […]
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 […]