Travellers have long booked with Airbnb to immerse themselves in new communities. Airbnb is now a longer-term option for more guests who have the opportunity to work from anywhere.
Olympic Refugee Team hopefuls and Paralympic hopefuls will share their passion and expertise as Experience hosts during the festival—while also raising awareness around the refugee crisis.
Airbnb, the IOC, and the IPC will bring the Olympics and Paralympics spirit online with a curated program of Online Experiences hosted by athletes for the first time in history.
Airbnb will develop a Cleaning Protocol for hosts, with guidance from the former US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and in partnership with leading experts in hospitality and medical hygiene.
Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community Brian Chesky sent an email to hosts today with details on host relief efforts and an update to our Extenuating Circumstances policy.
Today, Airbnb is announcing a new global initiative to help connect those responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with safe and convenient places to stay while they carry out their critical work. The company’s goal is to help house 100,000 healthcare professionals, relief
The last few days have been incredibly challenging for everyone. It's our goal to be as transparent and proactive as possible. Here’s a message from our founders to our hosts.
Based on the guidance of governments and health experts regarding social distancing, we’ve made the difficult decision to pause all Airbnb Experiences until at least April 3.
A crisis like COVID-19 affects all stakeholders within our community. We’re committed to doing everything we can to fairly support hosts and guests, consistent with how our two-sided marketplace works.
Airbnb is announcing "More Flexible Reservations", a suite of tools to help hosts and guests navigate uncertainty and meet their needs to cancel or postpone their hosting and travel plans.
Our Extenuating Circumstances policy now applies globally to all existing reservations made on or before March 14, 2020, with a check-in date of April 14, 2020 or earlier.
The point at which we’re most at risk of walking away from a problem is when we’ve made enough progress that it’s much less visible than it was before.
Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Airbnb announced a partnership to create a new standard for hosting spectators and athletes alike.
On August 10, more than 4 million people stayed in an Airbnb listing. It was the biggest night in Airbnb history and set a new bar for belonging on Airbnb.
Airbnb for Work expands into new areas helping Australian and New Zealand companies attract, retain, motivate talent. Experiences for team-building, Homes for offsites and meetings, and new options for relocations.
Japan is an incredible country to visit and we want to help our guests deal with new rules. To support our community, we are implementing our Japan Travel Response Plan.
Deloitte Access Economics report has found Airbnb guests spent more than $781 million in New Zealand contributing around $600 million to the economy, supporting more than 6,000 local jobs.
To celebrate the Airbnb community’s surf obsession, Airbnb and The World Surf League are offering unique Experiences in 20+ surf destinations across the world, with hundreds more coming soon.
Today, Airbnb launched the Office of Healthy Tourism, an initiative to drive local, authentic and sustainable tourism in countries and cities across the globe.
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