The novel coronavirus has significantly impacted world economies and businesses. Here's a deep dive into how the pandemic has affected Airbnb, one of the largest hospitality and tech-related companies that has seen its business devastated. From criticism it's faced from both hosts and guests, to Airbnb's own internal struggles, and its game plan for navigating through this crisis and how it hopes to emerge better than before.
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The CEO of Airbnb has made a lot of chocolate-chip cookies since the coronavirus pandemic began. "People call it stress-baking," Brian Chesky said. "If that's the case, I'm going to be a Michelin chef pretty soon, because I got enough stress to do a lot of baking." That's no surprise given that the …
Airbnb to allow guests to cancel eligible reservations without charge Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. There's no guarantee that a vacation rental has been adequately cleaned to make it safe from novel coronavirus exposure, which is why …
