Airbnb establishes a non-profit organization that provides free accommodation for workers fighting at the forefront of COVID-19

Airbnb, a private lodging service, is a new place to stay for disaster victims and workers fighting at the forefront of COVID-19, as the travel industry is hit hard by the epidemic of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). We have launched a non-profit organization ' Airbnb.org ' to provide.

Airbnb.org

https://ja.airbnb.org/

Airbnb launches nonprofit to provide stays for essential workers and refugees --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158434/airbnb-nonprofit-essential-workers-coronavirus-refugees

Airbnb has been trying to provide a place to stay for disaster victims such as hurricanes and forest fires, including when the hurricane Sandy broke out in 2012, and COVID-19 in early 2020 raged. We have launched a program that provides free accommodation for home quarantines and healthcare professionals, even when they are shaken. According to the company, more than 100,000 hosts have provided accommodation through the program so far. Airbnb.org is a comprehensive set of individual efforts made to date.

According to Airbnb, Airbnb hosts that offer free accommodation or make regular donations to Airbnb.org will be given a special badge 'to show their commitment and generosity to the community in need.' And that. Also, when asked by news site The Verge, 'Will Airbnb repay the costs incurred by the host?', An Airbnb spokeswoman said, 'The host can choose whether to offer a free or discounted stay. It will be considered as an in-kind donation. ' In the United States, various tax incentives are granted for NPO activities, and donations are to be deducted for tax calculation.

Airbnb.org is expected to work in collaboration with the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Promised to provide $ 1 million to help IFRC staff fight COVID-19 over the next two years and $ 1 million for CORE's COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution I am.

In addition, many travel agencies have been hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, and Airbnb changed the cancellation policy in the form of refunding to guests who canceled the reservation in March 2020, but this change made the host Due to a loss on the part, we are facing a class action lawsuit by the host claiming that the policy change is a breach of contract.