Airbnb has received online backlash after the company encouraged some guests to send their former hosts ‘kindness cards’ with an optional monetary donation to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TORONTO -- Airbnb has received online backlash after the company encouraged some guests to send their former hosts “kindness cards” with an optional monetary donation to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic., eligible guests can send the personalized kindness cards – with the option to add a financial contribution – to hosts they have given a four or five-star rating to in the past.“Airbnb will charge no fee, and 100 per cent of your contribution goes directly to the host.
Hosts who receive financial donations from past guests don’t have to keep them and have the option of passing along the donation to non-profit organizations that support COVID-19 responders who need to stay near hospitals or stay isolated with their family,In recent days, a number of Airbnb renters have taken to social media to share their outrage after the company emailed them to encourage them to send “kindness cards” with optional financial donations to their former hosts.
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