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Airbnb Public Policy
6 years
Highlight of day: presentation by @VelCorcoran South Africa General Manager @Airbnb shared learnings from #AirbnbAfricaAcademy , a programme focused on empowering individuals & emerging African #entrepreneurs by helping them share homes and #communities to a global community.
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200 #innovators gathered in the #Langa township of #CapeTown for #AfricaTravelSummit to talk about inclusivity and #technology in #tourism !
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NYC should target commercial operators, not responsible home sharers trying to make ends meet.
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We’re proud of our Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights hosts who embody the spirit of community this holiday season.
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Since Airbnb’s founding, 2 million guests have arrived at listings on #Airbnb in #SouthAfrica , and over 2 million guests have arrived at listings across Africa as a whole! #AfricaTravelSummit comes at a time when Airbnb is growing rapidly in Africa–especially in South Africa.
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One day till #AfricaTravelSummit ! Want to learn more about the growth of the Airbnb platform’s healthy #tourism and the impacts of the #economic opportunities created for hosts in #SouthAfrica ? 💪 Check out this newly released report:
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Airbnb employees and hosts came together for our annual Week for Good, contributing over 11,000 hours of service to 250 projects worldwide. #AirbnbforGood
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"Travel has advanced the human condition by creating the opportunity for people to belong."- @chrislehane Head of Global Policy and Public Affairs @Airbnb during his keynote at #AfricaTravelSummit
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#Airbnb has released a report that outlines the key themes, learnings, new ideas and moments of inspiration from the #AfricaTravelSummit . 💡Check it out here:
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That’s a wrap on #AfricaTravelSummit day 2! Missed the event? Head over to our blog for a brief summary of highlights:
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The UK government just announced that hosts sharing spare rooms can continue to benefit from £7,500 tax free earnings, as part of its Rent-a-Room relief scheme. The decision represents a huge win for the Airbnb host community across the UK who participated in the consultation.
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Airbnb’s mission remains building a world where anyone can belong anywhere. As world leaders engage in dialogue that's antithetical to our mission statement, we'll continue to advocate for policies that open the world and bring us closer together. #SOTU
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“2.7M guests from Airbnb decided that countries in Africa, El Salvador, and Haiti were beautiful enough to visit. When we embrace the world, we see its beauty.” - @bchesky
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#AfricaTravelSummit kicked off this morning with an opening ceremony & welcome by Summit MC @AfuaSOsei Founder @SheLeadsAfrica with performance by Black Roots Foundation!
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"I won’t be surprised if in five years Airbnb is... one of the world’s biggest jobs platforms."
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“We [the media] are reinventing ourselves for a new generation and we want to reach people where they are. If you want to reach people who are more adventurous and want to travel, they are on social.” Larry Madowo, Business Editor, BBC Africa @LarryMadowo #AfricaTravelSummit
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27K Airbnb guests visited Indianapolis last year alone and most hosts rent for just 2 days a month:
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6 years
Proud to announce our new partnership with @Polaris_Project to take a modern approach to better detect, deter, and stop human trafficking and exploitation. Learn more:
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We're committed to helping travel grow greener. More here: #EarthDay
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. @Airbnb is proud to join San Francisco Mayor @LondonBreed and @Twilio in announcing a $2.7M commitment to Rising Up, a program aimed at cutting youth homelessness in half by 2022. Learn more:
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. @Airbnb partners w. @NAACP to improve platform diversity & bring economic opportunity to communities of color.
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Airbnb has extended its partnership with @SAFEIreland and @Womens_Aid to provide free emergency accommodation for domestic violence survivors across Ireland. Find out more:
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Blaine takes care of his family home in Kailua. When he travels for work, he lists the home as a vacation rental to help cover bills and keep the property in his family. "Without hosting we would've run the risk of losing our family home." 👉🏽
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@HLTN_28 of the @WorldBank shares new data on Community Based Tourism trends in Africa. The continent represents 20% of the adventure market. Experiences drive growth as market demonstrates preference for tourism that preserves - not destroys- authenticity. #AfricaTravelSummit
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@AirbnbPolicy
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7 years
The Airbnb community is powered by women around the world.
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More than ever, refugees need our help. Donate to @UNRefugeeAgency & Airbnb will match your donation. #WithRefugees
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We believe every voice counts. Join us in honoring the #VotingRights Act & register to vote.
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"When you’re buying your souvenirs - shop small & local. Ask your host about what their favorite neighborhood shops are." Read more tips from our Tourism Advisory Board about the best ways travelers can respect the places they visit & live like locals 👉
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Meet Kawehi, an Airbnb host in Hawaii. Kawehi was born & raised in Hilo. Airbnb helps her meet new people and stay active in retirement.
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Today Airbnb is supporting the @MayorofLondon 's call for a new short-term rentals registration system. We are proud to support simple, smart rules that ensure that the sustainable growth of home sharing is good news for everyone. 👉
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Airbnb is joining the @UNWTO #IY2017 campaign, to help make travel greener worldwide: #travelenjoyrespect
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Airbnb supports a free and open internet. Take action to save #NetNeutrality today:
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Airbnb tax agreements "unprecedented" and "vital," says @NYULaw @UConnLaw professor Richard Pomp. With more than $1B in tax revenue generated nationwide, our agreements are good for municipalities & for taxpayers. Read more:
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Meet Iggy, owner of Makana Ranch House. Iggy believes short-term rentals allow travelers to experience more of Oahu, bringing travel dollars to more parts of the island. "Home sharing has the same idea as my business, which is to share what Hawaiʻi is really all about."
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"It's not that we don't tell our own stories, it's that people don't listen... Social media has given us the opportunity to showcase the Africa we know." - Sarah Waiswa, Documentary and portrait photographer @LAfrohemien #AfricaTravelSummit
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Si sono candidati in 280.000 per un sabbatico a Grottole. Ecco i 5 volontari scelti per #ItalianSabbatical , ideato da @airbnb_it , #WonderGrottole e @Matera2019 per far conoscere 🇮🇹 del Sud e sostenere i piccoli centri. Si impegneranno per rilanciare e riabitare l'antico borgo 🔽
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We’re proud to partner w/ @SolarCity to offer our @Airbnb community $1K cash back on solar.
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Key learning from #AfricaTravelSummit : Intra-African #travel can become a star of the global #tourism #economy . 💡Learn more:
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Per la prima volta la comunità italiana 🇮🇹 di Airbnb si riunisce in 100 luoghi, in contemporanea, per discutere di turismo responsabile e sostenibile. Il 16 novembre #100case100idee , le primarie dell'ospitalità in casa
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These women are community leaders, small business owners, and travel enthusiasts who are showing Canada, and the world, how to be a 21st century citizen. #IWD2018 #PressforProgress #InternationalWomensDay @Airbnb #AirbnbCanada
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. @Airbnb is proud to announce that #WeAreALLIN to support long-term solutions to homelessness in San Francisco. 🏠🤝🏠 Join us: @sf_allin
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Airbnb and Vancouver hosts are committed to working with the city to develop fair home sharing rules in Vancouver.
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6 years
#HillFire and #WoolseyFire Support: Do you need emergency housing? Or can you host community members in need of temporary housing? Find or offer housing for evacuees:
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Is travelling on your list of New Year’s resolutions? From a unique cobb cottage in B.C. to a skyloft in Old Montreal, here are 5⃣ of the most wish-listed Airbnbs in Canada. ✈️🏡🙋🗝🌎✔️
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“Volunteers and staff at @TheYoungCenter are toiling day and night to make families whole again by reuniting separated children with their parents. Their work is righteous and stands for our higher angels,” @ChrisLehane Head of Global Policy at @Airbnb
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More and more seniors in Toronto are becoming Airbnb hosts.
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"We want more women and young girls to feel inspired to play music, and to feel like they have a safe space to play and that they are welcomed into the community." @nicehorsemusic #IWD2019
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The hotel execs @AHLA want to levy a new $2.5k tax on anyone who shares their home. Stand up against big hotels:
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"These combined hospitality and technical skills will allow a new market to open up for SEWA women.” #womensday
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Oltre 40.000 si sono già candidati per vivere un sabbatico a Grottole che, con 300 abitanti e 600 case vuote, rischia di scomparire. Creiamo nuove opportunità nel turismo, valorizzando l’esistente. Con Wonder Grottole @Matera2019 #ItalianSabbatical #Airbnb
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By spending $417 million while visiting Toronto last year, it’s clear that home sharing is providing a big boost to the local economy.
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8 years
Meet Diego, Lee, Roxanne, and Linda, Airbnb hosts in NYC. Learn more about Airbnb in NYC:
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Key learning from #AfricaTravelSummit : #Technology can connect #tourism #entrepreneurs in underserved communities to a global #marketplace . 💡Learn more:
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At Airbnb we believe in a world where everyone deserves to belong. We celebrate today’s reversal of the travel ban and will continue to support organizations that provide temporary stays to impacted refugees.
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"My goal is to show us as kings and queens. Where colonization and poverty isn’t the beginning and end of our story. Where slavery is not part of our narrative." @trevor_stuurman Creative Director & Photographer, Keynote speaker at #AfricaTravelSummit
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"We want more young girls to feel inspired to play music and to feel like they have a safe space to play, and that they are welcomed into the community." 250 days on the road with @NiceHorseMusic
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⌛️ From enabling #technology and #tourism for all to resilient tourism in times of crisis, in 7 days, #AfricaTravelSummit attendees will be sharing, discussing and debating diverse topics! Learn more:
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Raising a family in NY is expensive. @Airbnb has been our economic lifeline. #IAmAirbnb
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Learn how Airbnb empowers local communities by supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs around the world:
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#Airbnb sostiene le iniziative immaginate dai palermitani per valorizzare i quartieri della propria città. Succede grazie a una % dell'imposta di soggiorno, raccolta tramite @Airbnb per il @ComunePalermo dai viaggiatori in arrivo #turismosostenibile @LeolucaOrlando1 @Mipaaft_
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Nearly 100 Toronto leaders in tech, real estate and local business sign open letter to @JohnTory & @TorontoCouncil in support of fair regulations for home sharing. Published in today's @TorontoStar #TOPoli #TorontoTech #AirbnbCanada
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. @Airbnb is proud to partner with mayor @LondonBreed and the City of San Francisco to provide paid internship opportunities for high school students across the city. Learn more:
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It’s an honor to have Olympic Refugee Team hopefuls and Paralympic hopefuls join the festival of #OlympianExperiences & #ParalympianExperiences to share their passion and expertise - while also raising awareness around the global refugee crisis.
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Following the launch of a campaign to promote tourism in Haiti, El Salvador and Africa, @Airbnb had official meetings to strengthen collaboration with the Minister of Tourism of Haiti, Colombe Jessy Menos, and the Mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele:
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Given a choice of helping the middle class or allowing hotels to price gouge consumers, NY legislators chose hotels.
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This past week, @Airbnb celebrated #WorldTourismDay by highlighting our commitment to helping bring the economic benefits of tourism to communities that want to welcome more travelers in a local, authentic and sustainable way.
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As part of our One Host, One Home policy in NYC, we have removed 4,000 unwelcome operators from our platform since November 2015.
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In 2017, Airbnb announced its commitment to invest $1 million through 2020 to promote and support #community -led #tourism projects in #Africa .
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. @Airbnb & @SFGiants are donating up to $1k to @HamFamSF for each run the Giants score at home this season. Donate: .
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In 1 year, guest stays in North America resulted in reduced greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of 614,000 cars.
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Meet April & Raf, Airbnb hosts in Kona. Airbnb helps them afford their mortgage and spend time with their son.
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Need something to do this #BankHolidayWeekend ? Check out some unusual museums. #LondonIsOpen
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We’re committed to working with policymakers to make sure all of Hawaii benefits from home sharing.
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We went behind the scenes of the @guidedogs Social Impact Experience to see how guests on Airbnb are helping to support the important work they do to help millions of people across the UK with sight loss.
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Miles de familias de Miami comparten sus hogares para cubrir sus gastos, ellos necesitan que @Tomas_Regalado apoye regulaciones justas
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Since 2020, the Airbnb and @SAFEIreland partnership has provided more than 3,400 nights of emergency accommodation to women and children fleeing domestic violence. Learn more about the work so far:
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Home sharing is a win-win: it’s creating economic opportunities for middle class families and governments alike.
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We’re partnering w/ @goparks to make it easier to find lodging near 10 national parks. #Findyourpark : .
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Did you know Toronto ranks in the Top 10 cities in the world for LGBTQ travel? 🏳️‍🌈 Marriage equality 🏳️‍🌈 Airbnb guest arrivals for Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Overall attendance for Pride 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ Tinder profiles Learn more: #Pride2018
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Every single reservation is scored ahead of time for risk. We use machine learning, data analytics, and behavioural analysis to evaluate hundreds of different signals. That’s something hotels don’t do.
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They went in four friends and came out as @NiceHorseMusic -- a fearless, all-female, country band. See what happens when you travel together. #growtogether
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Raising a family in New York is expensive. Airbnb helps Linda’s family make ends meet.
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For anyone who has achieved a dream, it’s because someone believed in them. For @bchesky , that person was his art teacher Ms. Williams at Niskayuna High School. #ThankATeacher this #TeacherAppreciationWeek , for lifting up the thinkers, innovators, and leaders of tomorrow.
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Today at @Airbnb HQ, Governor @ricardorossello & Airbnb CEO @BChesky announced the launch of Airbnb Experiences in #PuertoRico . Learn more about the new partnership to drive tourism to the island & support the region as it builds back after Hurricane Maria
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Meet three amazing NOLA hosts using @Airbnb to help pay bills and hold onto their homes.
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. @Airbnb and @SAGEUSA partnered together to bring an #LGBT senior to New York City to experience Pride. Watch and meet the winner, Theo⬇
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We join #Dreamers in celebrating today's #DACA decision. We'll continue to advocate for you because our lives and our world are better when we accept each other.
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Airbnb makes it tougher for hotels to spike prices + travelers are choosing @Airbnb when faced w/ exorbitant rates.
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Miamians ask @Tomas_Regalado and @MayorLevine why they oppose responsible home sharing to earn extra income.
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David and Janice list their extra home in East Nashville, and promote responsible hosting and being good neighbors. Watch their story.
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#AfricaTravelSummit wouldn't be possible without our partners & sponsors @WorldBank @CityofCT @Wesgro @africatravelata @UCTGSB 🙌 Excited to welcome #innovators to #tourism and #tech in #CapeTown from 11-13 September, 2018:
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Meet Quami, an @Airbnb host in Bed-Stuy and father of three. Hosting gives him the flexibility to be a stay-at-home dad.
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Our One Host, One Home policy limits hosts to 1 entire-home listing in San Francisco to protect housing stock.
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Meet Angelica, Julio, and Vanessa, @Airbnb hosts in Los Angeles.
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Meet Morris, an Airbnb host in Hawaii. Home sharing helps Morris make some extra income so he can save a little every month.
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Toronto’s @Airbnb host community is bringing money into their local neighbourhoods.
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Airbnb staff and hosts partner with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in Toronto.
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