Airbnb.org and 211 LA support residents amid Los Angeles wildfires

US: Airbnb.org is working with community hub and non-profit organisation, 211 LA, to offer free, temporary housing to residents in Los Angeles County who have been displaced from their homes or forced to evacuate by this week’s wildfires.
Bills advance in Hawaii to leave uncertain STR future

US: Short-term rentals could be phased out entirely in counties across Hawaii if two bills that are currently moving through state legislature are passed.
STR industry unites to support those affected by Hawaii wildfires

US: The short-term rental industry is uniting to support people affected by the deadly wildfires in Hawaii last week.
Airbnb expands Open Homes programme into Nevada to aid fire relief efforts

Nevada: Airbnb has expanded its Open Homes programme into Nevada County to support victims and relief workers affected by the wildfires in California. The fires have been spreading through the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Los Angeles shoreline, claiming at least 80 lives and burning nearly 250,000 acres across the state. The largest of these […]