Tens of thousands of people all around the world have been booking Airbnbs in Ukraine, though they have no intention of going to the war-torn nation. The reason: It’s a fast way to get cash donations to Ukrainian locals.
The grassroots movement started on the platform last week. Yesterday Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted about the trend: “In 48 hours, 61,402 nights have been booked in Ukraine. That’s $1.9M going to hosts in need,” he wrote. “Such a cool idea from our community. Thank you.”
During the 48-hour period from March 2 to March 3, Airbnb users from different countries booked more than 61,000 nights, at a
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