{"id":1360329,"date":"2022-03-05T20:40:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T01:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1360329"},"modified":"2022-03-05T20:40:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T01:40:37","slug":"thousands-book-airbnbs-in-ukraine-raising-1-9-million-for-hosts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-book-airbnbs-in-ukraine-raising-1-9-million-for-hosts\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Book Airbnbs in Ukraine, Raising $1.9 Million for Hosts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthousands-book-airbnbs-in-ukraine-raising-1-9-million-for-hosts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1360329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-woman-browses-the-site-of-US-home-sharing-giant-Airbnb-on-a-tablet-in-Berlin-Getty.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">People worldwide are showing their support for Ukrainian citizens by booking Airbnbs in the war-stricken country without the intention of staying in them.<\/p>\n<p>The trend began as a social media movement Wednesday. Within days, thousands of people from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries had booked reservations at Ukrainian homes through Airbnb, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/people-are-booking-airbnbs-in-ukraine-as-a-way-to-send-aid-11646439367\">reports<\/a>. Airbnb <a href=\"https:\/\/news.airbnb.com\/airbnbs-actions-in-response-to-the-ukraine-crisis\/\">said<\/a> it is temporarily waiving fees for guests and hosts on bookings in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine they don\u2019t intend to stay in just to help Hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L6B11ioSXb\">https:\/\/t.co\/L6B11ioSXb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Chesky \ud83c\uddfa (@bchesky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bchesky\/status\/1499484223614304268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Airbnb host Rob Maheen told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> that the campaign\u2019s purpose is to get funds into the hands of Ukrainians quickly. Maheen, who rents out properties in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, spent $229 Friday for a two-night reservation at a Kyiv apartment.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLike a lot of other people, I\u2019ve been feeling the stress of this. All of the sadness that is going on over there,\u201d he told the <em>Journal.<\/em> He noted that hosts receive payment about a day after the set arrival date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>In a message to the host, Maheen informed her that he did not have plans of showing up and that the gesture was to display his solidarity with her and other Ukrainians. She responded shortly after Maheen sent the message.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cThe fighting spirit of Ukraine cannot be stopped,\u201d the host said, per a message Maheen shared with the<em> Journal<\/em>. \u201cIt will only die with the last Ukrainian.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rob Bujan, \u201cwho runs an insurance agency in Hudson, New York,\u201d booked two nights at a home in Lviv for $85 per night, according to the <em>Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cI just feel so helpless,\u201d he told the outlet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He messaged the host and informed them he would not be arriving, and asked them to give the room to someone who could use it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You want to support people in Ukraine?   Go to your airBnB and book a week or weekend in one of the cities. Or towns and donate the room. Take the middle man out of your donation.  We just did.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/peace?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#peace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BookUkraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BookUkraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lviv?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lviv<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ukraine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OdXr0ceg24\">pic.twitter.com\/OdXr0ceg24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Bujan (@RobBujan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobBujan\/status\/1499763240636764164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cHundreds and thousands of Europeans and Americans lend a helping hand to Ukraine,\u201d the host responded. \u201cWe will never forget.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn March 2 and March 3, there were more than 61,000 nights booked in Ukraine around the world, including more than 34,000 nights booked by US guests,\u201d Airbnb said in a news release. The 61,000 bookings are bringing $1.9 million to Ukrainian hosts, Airbnb Chief Executive Brain Chesky said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 48 hours, 61,406 nights have been booked in Ukraine. That&#8217;s $1.9M going to Hosts in need<\/p>\n<p>Such a cool idea from our community. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEitgKB5Eo\">https:\/\/t.co\/MEitgKB5Eo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Chesky \ud83c\uddfa (@bchesky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bchesky\/status\/1499867530772377604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to waiving booking fees, Airbnb has also shut down operations in Belarus and Russia, Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2022\/03\/04\/airbnb-shuts-down-operations-in-russia-and-belarus-but-loves-genocidal-china\/\">reported<\/a>. Moreover, it will be helping up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees with access to free short-term housing through the company\u2019s nonprofit Airbnb.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People worldwide are showing their support for Ukrainian citizens by booking Airbnbs in the war-stricken country without the intention of staying in them. 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