Airbnb has lost $1.5 billion in bookings as the appeal of staying in a stranger’s home declines amid a pandemic. The company is launching new cleaning protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky told NPR he is"very confident" the company can still go public in 2020 despite the coronavirus upending the travel and hospitality industry.Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky told NPR he is"very confident" the company can still go public in 2020 despite the coronavirus upending the travel and hospitality industry.The CEO of Airbnb has made a lot of chocolate-chip cookies since the coronavirus pandemic began.
"In this crisis, it felt like I was a captain of a ship and a torpedo hit the side of the ship," Chesky said in an interview with NPR by Zoom, from his San Francisco home.with former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to develop training for Airbnb hosts on how to disinfect their homes. Airbnb is also requiring rooms to remain empty for 24 hours between guest stays.
Navas Masip now wonders whether he should rent out the house he just bought, or even put it up for sale.$250 million to help hosts. But the money covers about 15% of their cancellation fees, which is a fraction of what they used to make. Chesky co-founded the company with his roommate Joe Gebbia in 2008. In the middle of the Great Recession, they discovered they could make money by renting out air mattresses in their apartment.
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