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Ireland: 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.
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Poland: Mateusz Sabak, co-founder of Warsaw-based property management company RentPlanet, explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine on Poland’s short-term rental and tourism industries, as well as how the market is beginning to recover.
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US / Ukraine: Rentals to Rescue, a group of hospitality professionals, has revealed that it has helped to house ten families / people from funds raised back in March and April through a GoFundMe page.
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UK: 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.
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Ukraine: 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.
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Worldwide: Airbnb has announced that it has cancelled all existing reservations in Russia and Belarus for stays or Experiences starting on or after 4 April.
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Worldwide: A non-profit webinar called Open Door has raised awareness of the various hospitality projects supporting the refugee crisis in Ukraine.
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Russia / Ukraine: Eloise Hanson and Paul Stevens analyse the aftershocks of the war in Ukraine and what it means for the travel and hospitality industries.
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Worldwide: Marketing agency Stay the Night in partnership with BudgetTraveller has launched a hospitality campaign to help Ukrainian refugees seek accommodation.
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Worldwide: Airbnb has pledged to offer free, short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine through Airbnb.org, following the Russian invasion.
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