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Book An Airbnb In Ukraine (Commission Free) — Help Ukrainians Directly

My April 28th Airbnb Booking was an efficient way to donate money

Carlos Velásquez
Thoughts And Ideas
3 min readMar 7, 2022

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Today I learned that Airbnb would waive its service fees when guests book stays in Ukraine. Airbnb Inc. will not retain any of the proceeds. It’s Airbnb’s well-intentioned effort of providing an efficient method to donate money directly to Ukrainians. According to MorningBrew.com, more than 61,000 nights were booked in Ukraine on March 2nd–3rd.

I surveyed Airbnb listings in Ukraine and came across one in Kyiv Oblast, which I booked for April 28th. It was one of the earliest available listing dates in Ukraine that I could find via the Airbnb platform.

Source: Aribnb.com (Screenshots Of The Location/Reservation Of My April 28th Airbnb Booking In Ukraine)

I’m looking to book additional Airbnb listings in Ukraine but have noticed many listings are booked through March. Even if one cannot find listings with booking availabilities this month, consider booking the earliest available days since Ukrainian hosts and their families/communities will undoubtedly need financial help beyond March 2022.

Below is a shortlist of Airbnbs in several Ukrainian cities. As you will see when clicking…

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Carlos Velásquez
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