Airbnb Expands Frontline Stays Initiative to Thailand

Airbnb has expanded its Frontline Stays initiative to Thailand.

Launched to help house healthcare professionals, relief workers, and first responders around the world, the company is now looking to assist COVID19 key workers in Thailand by providing them with safe and convenient places to stay while they carry out their critical work.

Airbnb is encouraging its existing hosts in Thailand to offer accommodation to these key workers for free, and is actively looking for more hosts who would like to play their part by offering somewhere for these brave men and women to stay.

If hosts are not able or simply unwilling to host for free, Airbnb says it will waive all fees on the stay - but only up to 100,000 stays globally.

Mich Goh, Head of Public Policy (Southeast Asia), Airbnb, said, “The Airbnb community has a long history of providing accommodation to those in need when the worst happens. Amid this global pandemic, we at Airbnb recognize that medical workers are at the forefront of saving lives and we are committed to working with our community to do whatever we can to support them. We’ve been inspired by the generosity of Thai hosts and nonprofits who have reached out to us seeking ways to support their frontliners.”

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