Airbnb gives 10 cents per booking to house people in crisis

Airbnb now sends 10 cents from every home booking to its nonprofit Airbnb.org, which provides free housing to people who have lost their homes. Guests and hosts pay nothing extra; the goal is $500 million over five years.

Since 2020 the fund has provided 1.6 million free nights to more than 250,000 people: victims of disasters such as the Hawaii wildfires and families travelling for medical treatment. It currently gives around 100,000 nights a year and aims to reach one million a year by the fifth year.

The contribution is the same in every country and applies only to homes, not hotels, experiences or services; most of the money will come from the company itself. A Safe Havens pilot for survivors of domestic violence will soon start in Utah. For Costa Blanca holiday-let owners nothing changes, but every booking now helps a little to put a roof over someone’s head.