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STAA calls on Rishi Sunak for additional government support
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [ STAA ] and CEO of UnderTheDoormat, has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of STAA members asking for visitor accommodation businesses to be given additional government support as it faces into an autumn and winter season where tighter travel and hospitality […]
Airbnb to expand medical housing programme worldwide
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has announced its intent to expand its medical support programme across the world. The programme, currently active in Italy and France, connects medical workers fighting the Covid-19 outbreak with hosts offering temporary housing. Airbnb hopes to provide full housing for the 100,000 professionals caring for the infected while allowing them to maintain self-isolation. […]