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Airbnb.org supports recovery efforts for the Jasper wildfires

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Key Takeaways

  • Airbnb.org is providing free, temporary housing for people that continue to be displaced by the wildfires in Jasper, Alberta, Canada.
  • The organization will work in partnership with the City of Jasper to connect people with a free place to stay.
Smoke engulfing parts of Jasper, Alberta

Key Takeaways

  • Airbnb.org is providing free, temporary housing for people that continue to be displaced by the wildfires in Jasper, Alberta, Canada.
  • The organization will work in partnership with the City of Jasper to connect people with a free place to stay.

To support residents who continue to be impacted by the wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, Airbnb.org is working with the City of Jasper to offer free, temporary housing to those who have been displaced from their homes. Stays are completely free for guests and are funded by Airbnb.org donors and the generosity of Airbnb hosts — many of whom offer their home for free or at a discount through Airbnb.org.

How it works

The City of Jasper is accepting requests for assistance from residents in need of temporary housing and will help them find an Airbnb.org stay. Residents impacted by the wildfire in need of assistance can call the Municipality of Jasper’s Community Outreach Services to learn more about how to access temporary housing support. Airbnb.org does not coordinate housing directly for individuals at this time. 

An independent nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people with free, temporary housing in times of crisis, Airbnb.org has provided more than 1.4 million nights of emergency stays for over 220,000 people. So far this year, Airbnb.org offered free, temporary housing to people displaced by floods in Brazil, the earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula and Hurricane Beryl in Houston. Prior to establishing Airbnb.org in 2020, Airbnb’s Open Homes Program provided disaster relief and temporary housing in various communities across Canada, including the 2012 ice storm in Toronto, the 2017 wildfires in Ft. McMurray, the 2017 flooding in Quebec and Eastern Ontario, and others. 

How to help

Those interested in offering free or discounted stays to people impacted by the wildfires in Alberta can visit Airbnb.org for more information on how to sign up to host. Airbnb waives all service fees for Airbnb.org hosts and guests. Hosts who sign up to share their home through Airbnb.org receive damage protection and liability insurance with AirCover for each booking.

You can also support Canadians impacted by the wildfires by donating to Airbnb.org. 100 percent of donations go toward covering the cost of temporary stays for this response and other crises.

About Airbnb

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

About Airbnb.org

Airbnb.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating temporary stays for people in times of crisis around the world. Airbnb.org operates independently and leverages Airbnb, Inc.’s technology, services, and other resources at no charge to carry out Airbnb.org’s charitable purpose. The inspiration for Airbnb.org began in 2012 with a single host named Shell who opened up her home to people impacted by Hurricane Sandy. This sparked a movement and marked the beginning of a program that allows hosts on Airbnb to provide stays for people in times of need. Since then, the program has evolved to focus on emergency response and to help provide stays to evacuees, relief workers, refugees, asylum seekers, and frontline workers fighting the spread of COVID-19. Since then, hosts have offered to open up their homes and helped provide accommodations to 100,000 people in times of need. Airbnb.org is a separate and independent entity from Airbnb, Inc. Airbnb, Inc. does not charge service fees for Airbnb.org supported stays on its platform.

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