Airbnb president is in support of Elon Musk & DOGE

[Laura6853]

This is resulting in coordinated efforts to Boycott Airbnb hosts which will end up costing the people who support his sight their reputations and their business. Please make your opinion know that Airbnb hosts do not support the illegal actions of Elon Musk and the current administration. I will be removing my listings if this doesn't change and he withdraws his support. 

[Mary5614]

I've been on a news "blackout" since the election and just stumbled on this very disturbing information yesterday! I will be emailing several members on the Airbnb board (easy to find their email addresses by Googling, "Airbnb board member email addresses") to voice my concern and point out the obvious conflict of Airbnb's own Nondiscrimination Policy (https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2867) while a a co-founder and member of their board supports an administration whose people and policy openly and actively demonstrate discrimination and xenophobia. In Brian Chesky's 2021 letter, "What Makes Airbnb, Airbnb" (https://news.airbnb.com/what-makes-airbnb-airbnb/) he says, "They say that a crisis has a way of revealing your true character." With the democracy of our United States facing a serious crisis, it’s disheartening to see Mr. Gebbia expose his true character.

I may be just one person with limited power to create change, but it's the only power I have. But, if enough others join in, urging the board to take the right action, together we might be able to make a difference. However, if that does not happen, I too will remove my listing from the Airbnb platform and use other platforms when booking my travel. I will not support a company that does not support DEI values.

[Nora1525]

The Airbnb president's views are not my own. Everyone is free to express their opinions, and I do not agree with the President (either one!). 

Thank you,

[Melanie1546]

What I wrote to Brian Chesky.

Brian –

We are ALL waiting for you to get Gebbia off the ABNB Board and as far away from the company as possible. Would also be great to hear you publicly denounce his politics and associations!

A boycott won’t help any of us, least of all your company, or ‘our community’ you like to say euphemistically.

I’d hate to see ABNB go the way of Twitter – but if that's what happens, sobeit.

It wouldn’t be the first time that money and power totally corrupt a good thing.

I’ll move elsewhere and urge others to follow.

But show some courage Brian, demonstrate your true values, if they are indeed true.

Standing by,

Melanie

A successful ABNB Host since 2018.

[Grace-and-Annie0]

We are removing our listing as a result of the co- founders  connection to and role in Elon Musk’s DOGE  organization. 

[Teemu7]

Oh god. Not here too