Airbnb strengthens support for anti-trafficking organisation Polaris

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has strengthened its partnership with anti-trafficking organisation Polaris by announcing that their Global Modern Slavery Directory will now be available in an additional six languages – Arabic, Russian, Malay, Hindi, Tagalog and Ukrainian.
Airbnb partners with the IAFCI to combat travel scams

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has partnered with the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators [IAFCI] to help travellers book safely online and combat travel scams as consumers continue to make holiday plans around the world.
Airbnb to make ID verification mandatory for reservations

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb will require verification from a valid government-issued ID or a legal name and address at the time of reservation.
Airbnb appoints Bunch as global head of operations

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced the appointment of Tara Bunch as its new global head of operations, a role which has been left vacant since previous COO Belinda Johnson stepped down to join the company’s board in March. In her new role, Bunch will oversee Airbnb’s customer service, trust and safety and payments teams, and will […]