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Airbnb statement in support of the Shine a Light Campaign

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Key Takeaways

  • Airbnb is joining a coalition in support of the Anti-Defamation League's Shine a Light Campaign.

Key Takeaways

  • Airbnb is joining a coalition in support of the Anti-Defamation League's Shine a Light Campaign.

Airbnb strongly condemns anti-semitism in all its forms and as Jewish people around the world mark the final day of Hanukkah, we are proud to join a broad coalition of individuals and organizations in support of the Anti-Defamation League’s Shine a Light Campaign. 

Our purpose is to connect people from around the world and from different backgrounds, and we know travel can break down barriers, build understanding and bring people together. Our teams work every day to build these meaningful connections. 

Racism, religious discrimination, hate, and discrimination go against everything we believe in as a company and as a global community. We are deeply committed to fighting bias and discrimination. In 2016, we introduced the Airbnb Community Commitment. All Hosts and guests on our platform must agree to the following commitment in order to use the platform: 

“I agree to treat everyone in the Airbnb community – regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, skin color, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age – with respect, and without judgment or bias.”

Since its introduction in 2016, we have banned from our platform more than 1.4 million users who have declined our Community Commitment.

We have more work to do to fight and prevent discrimination, bias, and anti-semitism and we look forward to working with leaders like the Anti-Defamation League as we move forward.

About Airbnb

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals across over 220 countries and regions. Travel on Airbnb keeps more of the financial benefits of tourism with the people and places that make it happen. Airbnb has generated billions of dollars in earnings for Hosts, most of whom are individuals listing the homes in which they live. Among Hosts who report their gender, more than half are women, and one in five employed Hosts are either teachers or healthcare workers. Travel on Airbnb also has generated more than $4 billion in tax revenue around the world. Airbnb has helped advance more than 1,000 regulatory frameworks for short-term rentals, including in 80% of our top 200 geographies. In late 2020, to support our continued expansion and diversification, we launched the City Portal to provide governments with a one-stop shop that supports data sharing and compliance with local registration rules. We continue to invest in innovations and tools to support our ongoing work with governments around the world to advance travel that best serves communities.

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