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Airbnb and Ukraine sign MoU to support post-war tourism
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Ukraine: Airbnb and the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to support incoming tourism in the post-war period.
Liverpool Eurovision STR demand hits fever pitch
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: The anticipation for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool – the first to be held in the UK since 1998 – is driving up unprecedented levels of short-term accommodation demand and could generate long-term benefits for the city.
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.
How is Poland’s rental market responding to Covid and the Ukraine war?
Reading Time: 5 minutesPoland: 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.
Rentals to Rescue supports refugees in Ukraine
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS / 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.
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.
Airbnb cancels existing reservations in Russia and Belarus
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has announced that it has cancelled all existing reservations in Russia and Belarus for stays or Experiences starting on or after 4 April.
Open Door webinar highlights Ukraine initiatives
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: A non-profit webinar called Open Door has raised awareness of the various hospitality projects supporting the refugee crisis in Ukraine.
Russia – Ukraine crisis: Aftershocks in travel and hospitality
Reading Time: 11 minutesRussia / Ukraine: Eloise Hanson and Paul Stevens analyse the aftershocks of the war in Ukraine and what it means for the travel and hospitality industries.