Airbnb to house up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
Source: Reuters
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Home rental company Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) said on Monday its non-profit arm Airbnb.org would offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.
Chief Executive Brian Officer Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, the chairman of Airbnb.org, have sent letters to leaders of Poland, Romania, Germany and Hungary offering help to house the refugees. The countries share borders with Ukraine.
At least 300,000 Ukrainian refugees have entered the European Union so far after Russia invaded the country and the bloc needs to prepare for millions more, senior EU and French officials have said. read more
Airbnb.org, which provides temporary stays for people during crisis, will work closely with governments to help address needs in each country including by providing longer-term stays.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/airbnb-house-up-100000-ukrainian-refugees-2022-02-28/
ChazII
(6,206 posts)I wonder if any of them will be used.
Harker
(14,034 posts)Good things happen when people work together and for each other.
GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)And I say this as someone who used to do Air BnB in my house.
question everything
(47,534 posts)After destroying neighborhoods, eliminating affordable housing?