People are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine — not to stay, but to lend their support
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Photo: Families wait to make their way from the main bus and train terminal on Saturday in Lviv, Ukraine. More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia’s assault on the country, with many Ukrainians passing through Lviv on their way to Poland. Photo credit: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images. Article by Laurel Wamsley. NPR – updated March 5, 2022.
Some people have found a novel way to get money to Ukrainians as their country is under attack from Russia: booking immediate Airbnb stays they don’t intend to use.
Sarah Brown, who lives in Salt Lake City, is one of those who got the ball rolling in a Facebook group for Airbnb hosts. She booked a stay in Kyiv.
Someone in the Facebook group noted that it was important to support Ukrainians in places other than Kyiv, so Brown booked two more stays in smaller cities, with plans for more.
Ekaterina Martiusheva is the host of the first apartment Brown booked in Ukraine.
Speaking to NPR from Kyiv, Martiusheva says the bookings mean a lot […]
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