The real estate rental platform has given its support to the Ukrainian people, suspending its activities in Russia and Belarus.
The Russian invasion continues in Ukraine. After the capture of Kherson, the military confrontations are always more numerous, and for several weeks already deprive the civilians in a complicated situation. At the same time, however, the resistance is organized. After the boycott of several industry giants, such as Disney, Sony, Microsoft and even Netflix, Russia must now deal with the departure of Airbnb. The real estate rental platform announced on Twitter via the account of its general manager Brian Chesky, that it suspended its operations in Russia and Belarusshutting down just over 91,500 homes, reports the site Reuters.
Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus
— Brian Chesky 🇺🇦 (@bchesky) March 4, 2022
Airbnb supports Ukraine, Internet users too
By dealing another blow to the Russian economy, Airbnb continues its support operation for Ukraine. As a reminder, the company had already announced that it would offer free accommodation to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, forced to flee their country to reach Poland, Germany, Hungary or even Romania. At the same time, the platform remains open in Ukraine, where Internet users hijack it to send money to civilians who have remained there.
1. Airbnb and https://t.co/enqjlQB0rH are working with our Hosts to house up to 100,000 refugees fleeing from Ukraine, for free
— Brian Chesky 🇺🇦 (@bchesky) February 28, 2022
On Twitter, we were able to discover that several Internet users had recently booked Airbnb accommodation in Ukraine, without intending to go there. Objective for the latter: to allow homeowners to receive money to financially support the country, in the grip of serious economic difficulties. For its part, Airbnb has also taken a step forward, by waiving all its service fees on their reservations.
I just booked an Airbnb in Kyiv Ukraine 🇺🇦 a little gesture to help them. #StandWithUkraine️ #airbnb #Ukraine #SupportUkraine pic.twitter.com/2B1yoGlMjM
— Sim- 🇺🇦 (@simsonliu) March 3, 2022
At the same time, Airbnb has also launched a page dedicated to welcoming refugees. On its official website, the firm offers Internet users to make accommodation available, but also to make a donation to allow refugees to find accommodation during this period of crisis. Remember that more than a million Ukrainians have already fled the country since the beginning of the Russian invasion. A figure that could climb to four million if the conflict continues, estimates the UN.
