AIRBNB OFFERS ACCOMMODATION TO REFUGEES – Aiming to host 100,000 refugees by 2022

The great travel and tourist information service Airbnb has announced the creation of a platform that aims to find temporary accommodations for 100,000 refugees around the world who have been displaced by natural disasters initially.

At the Open Homes initiative, those who have an accommodation available can declare it, along with the area where they are located, the available beds and, of course, the dates available. Subsequently, refugee agencies, such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC), will have free access to the platform and will undertake the selection and sharing of refugees in the available accommodation.

The platform supports two types of needs: refugees and those who have evacuated certain areas. So far, there are 6,000 available accommodations, half of which have been offered by owners who are not existing AirBnB users.

AirBnB knows that there are other needs for refugees from war zones, such as in Greece, and already has plans to meet these needs.