Airbnb's Brian Chesky Commits $100 Million to San Francisco Parks
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is giving San Francisco $100 million for parks, the largest single-donor gift in city history, with $39 million earmarked for five projects.
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Airbnb Commits to Launching AI Travel Agent by Mid-2027
Airbnb says its AI travel agent will arrive in the first half of 2027, backed by Q3 revenue of $4.87 billion, up 19%, and a raise…
Airbnb hosts hit back: "I'm really sick of being scapegoated"
Small hosts defend Airbnb after a Guardian column calls it a rip-off: a crofter cites rent at 20% of let income, and gîte owners…
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Says He Was a ‘Terrible CEO’
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Airbnb's New House Rules Ban Host Chore Lists From November 20
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Airbnb Pledges $500 Million From 10 Cents Per Booking
Airbnb's nonprofit gala launched a pledge: 10 cents per booking, $500 million over five years, and 1 million free nights annually…
Airbnb Puts $500 Million Behind 1 Million Free Crisis Nights a Year
Airbnb will pour $500 million into Airbnb.org over five years, funding 1 million free emergency-housing nights annually via a 10-…
Airbnb Bans Guest Chore Lists and Hosts Are Threatening a Strike
Airbnb's new guidelines ban hosts from making guests do a cleaner's work. Some hosts are hunting loopholes; others want a coordin…
Airbnb Bans Checkout Chores, Hosts Fire Back With Boycott
Airbnb's Nov. 20 policy bans checkout chores like dishwashing and bed-stripping worldwide. Hosts petition and plan a blackout; gu…
Airbnb's Chesky Names Two Types of Workers Who Won't Survive AI
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says "pure people managers" and workers who resist change "will not survive the age of AI" — and Nvidia's…
Airbnb Bans Chore Lists: No More Stripping Beds for Guests
From 20 November, Airbnb hosts worldwide can no longer make guests strip beds, wash dishes or haul rubbish — chores must give way…