民泊仲介エアビー、医療従事者らの宿泊先確保を支援　非営利団体設立

【サンフランシスコＡＦＰ＝時事】米民泊仲介大手エアビーアンドビーは7日、新型コロナウイルス流行などの危機に対応する医療従事者やボランティアらの宿泊先確保を支援する非営利団体を立ち上げたと発表した。（写真はエアビーアンドビーのロゴ）
　新たに発表された「Ａｉｒｂｎｂ．ｏｒｇ」は、国際赤十字・赤新月社連盟、非営利団体ＣＯＲＥと連携し、新型ウイルスの流行やさまざまな危機と闘う人々の宿泊先確保を支援していく。
　初めに２００万ドル（約２億８００万円）の支援金を提供し、今後２年間は、世界各国で人道的危機に見舞われた人々を支援するスタッフやボランティアの宿泊費に１００万ドル（約１億４００万円）を支出する計画。
　ＣＯＲＥはＡｉｒｂｎｂ．ｏｒｇからの寄付金１００万ドルを、米１０都市で無料の新型コロナウイルス検査や接触者の追跡、インフルエンザの予防接種、隔離措置の支援調整を行う医療従事者の宿泊費用に充てるという。
　エアビーアンドビー共同創業者のブライアン・チェスキー氏、ジョー・ゲビア氏、ネイサン・ブレチャージク氏は、この支援プログラムに６００万ドル（約６億２５００万円）を寄付する。
　またＡｉｒｂｎｂ．ｏｒｇでは、エアビーアンドビーの宿泊場所提供者が、自然災害や新型ウイルス流行などの非常事態の影響を受けた人に無料または割引料金で宿泊場所を貸すことができるという。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/12/11-13:25）

Airbnb has created a nonprofit aimed at helping emergency response workers find lodging in times of crisis, like now with the pandemic.
The new Airbnb.org was announced Monday as a partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) to support housing for workers and volunteers fighting the Covid-19 crisis and other kinds of emergencies.
Founding and supporting Airbnb.org allows us to double down on our efforts to help communities in need across the world in coordination with our partners, said Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb and chairman of Airbnb.org.
Airbnb.org?s initial commitments include $2 million to support the efforts. Over the next two years, Airbnb.org will commit $1 million to cover stays for staff and volunteers supporting communities worldwide hit by humanitarian disasters.
CORE will utilize Airbnb.org?s $1 million contribution to fund stays for frontline workers administering free Covid-19 tests, conducting contact tracing, providing flu shots and coordinating quarantine support in 10 cities across the US, according to a statement.
Airbnb has pledged 400,000 of its shares to support the effort ahead of the home-sharing platform's initial public offering.
Airbnb co-founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk are committing $6 million to the program
Airbnb.org will allow hosts on Airbnb to provide free and discounted stays to people impacted by emergencies, including natural disasters and the pandemic.
Hosts who support the program will receive a special badge on their profile to recognize their support.