Airbnb users send money to Ukraine through reservations

Over a two-day period last week, some US$1.9mil (RM7.94mil) was spent on reservations for more than 61,000 nights in Ukraine, an Airbnb spokesperson said. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Thousands of Airbnb users have booked vacation rentals in war-battered Ukraine, not to visit but to provide aid to local hosts struggling to survive the Russian invasion.

Over a two-day period last week, some US$1.9mil (RM7.94mil) was spent on reservations for more than 61,000 nights in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the San Francisco-based company told AFP on Tuesday.