[ad_1] Departing staff will get 14 weeks of pay, plus another week for every year they’ve worked at Airbnb, and will get a year’s worth of health insurance in the US. International workers will get health coverage through the end of 2020. Employees who’ve worked for less than a year can buy their vested share […]
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Airbnb hosts can volunteer to house COVID-19 responders
[ad_1] Accordingly, Airbnb has introduced a donation tool that lets people contribute to partners supporting COVID-19 relief efforts. The project has its roots in pilot programs in France and Italy, where healthcare workers can already get free stays through Airbnb. There are close to 6,000 hosts in those countries, and Airbnb hopes its new program […]
Lyft debuts car rentals in Los Angeles and the SF Bay Area
[ad_1] The allure is fairly self-evident: you can rent a car from the same app you’d use to hail a ride or grab a bike, and you don’t have to stress about visiting a rental counter or driving limits. For Lyft, this is part of both a larger effort to cover many forms of transportation […]
Redbox will stop selling Disney movie codes as part of settlement
[ad_1] The change led a judge to grant Disney an injunction, and Redbox lost all of its counterclaims save for one accusing Disney of false advertising. It had run out of options, to put it another way. The settlement helps Redbox avoid potentially worse consequences that might come from fighting to the very end. Redbox […]
Airbnb will verify every listing in the name of safety
[ad_1] The company had already promised close reviews of high-risk rentals, such as people renting giant homes when they live in the area. The Halloween shooting occurred at an estate that was ostensibly rented for a family gathering, but was really used to host a party with more than 100 guests. To back up the […]
Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ following Halloween shooting
[ad_1] The executive vowed tighter scrutiny as well, including a rapid response team devoted to party houses and expanded human screening for “high-risk” rentals the company’s technology flags for closer review. These combined initiatives could take effect relatively quickly, as Chesky vowed a “10 day sprint” to review and speed up its new safety efforts. […]
Airbnb makes it easier to find a place to stay on business trips
[ad_1] Airbnb wants to make it easier to find work-friendly listings, and its solution is fairly simple. Before, the company would ask if you were traveling for business at checkout. Now, it’s offering an Airbnb for Work toggle that you can select at the beginning of your search. The feature will bring up listings that […]
Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999
[ad_1] For $999 per month, subscribers will be able to choose from full-size sedans, small SUVs and trucks. For $1,399 per month, tier two subscribers will have access to luxury sedans, regular SUVs and large trucks. Both tiers are cheaper than the Enterprise program. Though, Enterprise allows customers to exchange vehicles up to four times […]
Airbnb agrees to share data for over 17,000 NYC listings
[ad_1] Some of the data transfer won’t be completely voluntary. A judge has ordered Airbnb to comply with subpoenas by providing detailed info for “dozens” of hosts and “hundreds” of guests who’ve either listed or stayed in over a dozen buildings in three boroughs over the past seven years. The data includes sensitive material like […]
Marriott plans to take on Airbnb with its own home-rental service
[ad_1] Marriott recently completed a pilot, in which it rented 340 properties in Paris, Rome, Lisbon and London. The pilot is expected to serve as a model for a US-based, home-rental program. Though, we don’t know when or where that will launch. With about 1.3 million guest rooms globally, Marriott is the world’s largest hotel […]