I would like to know if Airbnb has thought of developing a more inclusive plan for stock purchase at a discount for hosts. Such as being included in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan or some type of similar plan, like the plan that's offered to Airbnb employees.?
I know that some hosts were offered stock options during the initial IPO of Airbnb, however many were not, and Airbnb gains many new successful hosts each, and every day. Therefore, as noted by your company benefits for employees, they have options to enroll in an employee stock purchase plan, therefore purchasing company stock at a discounted rate. Therefore, my question since hosts are so important to this platform and the company ultimately would not exist without the many hosts here in the United States and around the world, why is there not a stock purchase plan that hosts could take advantage of and or invest some of the earnings from our hosting duties into company stock purchase at a discount? This not only shows support for the company, but also provides a sense of inclusion for hosts who are all true assets of this company allowing it to continue to grow and prosper into a more profitable and robust company each, and every day. Hosts are an integral part of Airbnb and we all should be given the opportunity to be part of the success, as again without hosts this business model would not function, therefore making hosts one of the most important parts of the company. I would love to see some sort of discounted stock offering offered soon for hosts, and or an option to enroll in an employee like stock purchase plan, again like the one made available to regular Airbnb employees. We are all part of the future and success of this company and should be given this opportunity to show our pride for our hard work now at Airbnb and what the future holds for Airbnb.
