Airbnb and Women’s Aid launch pilot for domestic abuse survivors
UK: Airbnb and Women’s Aid, a charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children, have launched a pilot to provide emergency accommodation to domestic abuse survivors in England through the Airbnb platform.
Powell and Serino join Airbnb.org board of directors
Worldwide: Catherine Powell, global head of hosting at Airbnb, and Rich Serino, a former deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], have joined Airbnb.org’s board of directors.
Sykes teams up with National Trust for Scotland
UK: Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland has partnered with Sykes Holiday Cottages, which will handle the charity’s holiday accommodation marketing and bookings from December 2020 onwards. From coastal cottages to castles, the National Trust for Scotland has more than 40 properties available to holidaymakers. From this week, bookings for these properties will be […]
RedAwning initiates charity donation scheme in California
US: Short-term rental property network RedAwning has announced a partnership with the Truckee Donner Land Trust to donate five dollars from every rental towards conservation efforts. The Land Trust, focused around Sierra and Nevada counties in California, is designed to protect recreational nature in the area through management and promotion of its over 40,000 acres […]
ShortTermRentalz pre-Christmas charity day at GuestReady
UK: Last week, ShortTermRentalz news editor Paul Stevens was invited to the GuestReady HQ in London to spend one working day alongside the team as part of International Hospitality Media’s pre-Christmas charity initiative raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. At the start of the day, I was introduced to CEO Alex Limpert, PR and marketing […]