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Airbnb makes it easier to rent out your home

Platform is adding superhost ‘mentoring’ and extra protection

The Independent UK

Brian Chesky is renting out his house on Airbnb

The billionaire founder of Airbnb is out to prove that listing a house on Airbnb isn't risky or hard by listing one room of his San Fransisco house.

Fortune

Airbnb users heard ‘loud and clear’ as this dreaded feature gets the boot

Earlier this week Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky took to Twitter to announce major changes to some of the company’s most criticised policies.

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Airbnb knows you’re mad about surprise cleaning fees and it has a plan to fix the problem

“I’ve heard you loud and clear—you feel like prices aren’t transparent and checkout tasks are a pain,” Airbnb’s chief executive, Brian Chesky, said.

Fortune

How companies should communicate layoffs

There’s no easy way to communicate layoffs or rescind offers, but there is a wrong way.

Axios

Jay Carney, Amazon's top policy exec, leaves for Airbnb

The top policy and communications executive at Amazon and a one-time White House spokesman has been named the head of policy at Airbnb

The Independent UK

Former White House press secretary Jay Carney hops from Amazon to Airbnb

Carney is among the nation's most powerful and prominent tech executives.

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Obama, Airbnb's Brian Chesky launch $100M in scholarships

The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and includes multiple stipends for travel

The Independent UK

Airbnb unveils "biggest change...in a decade" with castle, treehouse categories

New "categories" let you find an offbeat property

Axios

Airbnb will let its employees live and work anywhere

Many people began working from Airbnbs during the pandemic. Now the company is shifting to a remote work model, allowing its employees to be located anywhere in the country they currently work in.

WEKU

Airbnb tells staff they can ‘live and work anywhere’ permanently

Employees will have the flexibility to travel and work anywhere without a reduction to their pay under Airbnb’s new approach

The Independent UK

Airbnb To Let Employees 'Live And Work Anywhere' — But Here's The Fine Print

Starting in September, Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) employees will have the option to work from almost anywhere, the vacation rental company’s co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

Benzinga

Airbnb embraces home working with location-blind equal pay model

Firm to pay staff in US, UK and other countries flat rates regardless of their region’s living costs

The Guardian - UK

Airbnb's Ukraine moment is a reminder of what the sharing economy can be

As desirable vacation destinations go, war-torn Ukraine must surely rate low. But in the first month of Russia’s invasion, Airbnb bookings in Ukraine boomed, as people around the world used the accommodation platform to channel more than US$15 million in donations to the country.

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The Guardian - UK

Airbnb suspends all operations in Russia and Belarus

Ban extends to users from those countries trying to book, after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Benzinga

Airbnb Suspends Operations In Russia, Belarus

Home rental company Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB) suspended its operations in Russia and Belarus, CEO Brian Chesky tweeted. Multiple U.S. conglomerates aligned with sanctions on Russia by restricting their services post its invasion of Ukraine. The conglomerates include Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google followed by the likes of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) and many more.…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Airbnbs receive bookings in effort to get money to residents

People are paying but not staying, as rental platform offers free housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees

Evening Standard

Ukraine conflict: Airbnb’s boss Brian Chesky reveals aim to host 100,000 refugees for free

Over 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine since Vladimir Putin launched his attack last week

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