Hi Eva - it was an Airbnb UK only energy efficiency programme with a £1 million fund to help Hosts in the UK to better insulate their homes. It comes off the back of a real energy crisis here in the UK currently, as a result of the war in Ukraine where our gas supplies have been (and continue to be) disrupted.
The majority of homes in the UK have gas central heating so it's going to have quite an impact over winter, where the majority of Airbnb's have gas central heating (for example, I have it in all 5 of mine) and guests just blatantly turn the thermostat to the highest setting, leave it like that all day and night and when they are warm, instead of turning it down they open all the windows. It's so wasteful and also very costly to us. Here is the text of the invitation I was sent. The webinar took place and Airbnb has now rolled out the grant to Hosts in the UK. It is for a maximum of £3,000 per host to go towards having things like double or triple glazing installed, solar panels, extra cladding in roof spaces etc. Here is the text of the email I received, apologies there is no link. Hope this helps.
Dear Louise,
Airbnb is delighted to invite you for an intimate, invitation-only Zoom webinar with Airbnb’s Community Leaders in the UK, a small group of UK Superhosts and club members, to share more information on Airbnb’s Sustainable Hosting Plan. A program that will support UK hosts with up to £3,000 grants to help improve the energy efficiency of their listing and save on their energy bill this winter.
Please join us if you want to hear more about the grant scheme and be the first to register your interest in the Airbnb grant.