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Nathan Blecharczyk

@nathanblec

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Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer of Airbnb

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Joined March 2009
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@nathanblec
Nathan Blecharczyk
1 year
One, two, connect! I had so much fun announcing @airbnb ’s campaign with @enhypen , mayor of @seoul_gov and DDP today.
@Airbnb
Airbnb
1 year
take seoul fashion week to a whole new level with an overnight stay at dongdaemun design plaza, hosted by @ENHYPEN . booking opens on may 24th at 8AM KST: #엔하이픈
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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10 years ago this weekend we launched — what the world now knows as Airbnb. So many amazing moments have happened. Here’s our top ten.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
I asked my friend how he is doing. He said "I’m exhausted being a black man in America Nate. The only thing I fear is being pulled over or encountering a cop that had a bad day. My wife is even more frustrated that we are about to raise a child in this madness." Heartbreaking.
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Airbnb
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We stand with #BlackLivesMatter . We are donating a total of $500,000 to the @NAACP and the @Blklivesmatter Foundation in support of their fight for equality and justice, and we'll be matching employee donations to both groups. Because a world where we all belong takes all of us.
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Today's bell ringing was the culmination of 825 million guest arrivals and 4 million hosts-- thank you for creating a world where people can more easily belong anywhere. I'm humbled by what we have accomplished together.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
I want to wish everyone in China and their family & friends around the world a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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"Airbnb passes on around 85% of guests’ total payments to hosts, whereas hotels spend just 30-35% on labour."
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
Joe, your contributions will never be forgotten AND they are far from over :-) I look forward to continuing our Sunday founder meetings.
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Joe Gebbia
2 years
After 14 wild years, I’ve decided to step back from my full-time role @airbnb . Details and immense gratitude here:
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Introducing Airbnb-friendly apartments–more than 175 buildings in the US that give renters the chance to host part-time to earn extra money to help pay their bills.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Our hosts are our heroes. Celebrating the very best of @Airbnb China’s hosts for their hospitality, design & co-hosting at our 家年华 “Festival of Hosting.” 谢谢 to all our hosts!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Excited to be in Tokyo today standing alongside 36 local companies as we launch Airbnb Partners and the next chapter of Airbnb in Japan. We’ve never been more optimistic about the future of our community in this incredible country.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
Airbnb is committed to the wellbeing of our hosts, guests & employees. Today we sent a letter to federal lawmakers asking they consider measures to financially support our host community, half of whom depend on their Airbnb income to pay the bills.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Honored to become Chairman of @Airbnb China & champion our China team as we grow our home & experience offerings
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Nathan Blecharczyk
5 years
Google senior industry manager of hospitality Paul Godman said “in terms of online searches Airbnb is now the most searched-for accommodations brand, replacing .” Boom!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Here's our statement on #DACA .
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
Airbnb is facilitating the collection of taxes from homesharing; $2b so far and much more to come.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
1 year
I was honored to meet with the mayor of @seoul_gov to promote Seoul as one of the most sought after destinations for international guests through the K-wave.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Enjoyed spending the evening with @Airbnb hosts in Berlin to share our 10 year roadmap and celebrate our women hosts who make up more than half our our host community. #IWD2018
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Proud to announce @Airbnb will invest $2M through 2020 to promote & support innovative tourism projects and empower hospitality entrepreneurs across @APEC countries
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Writing from parental leave,I'm proud that @airbnb is listed among @fatherlyhq 's #50best places to work for new dads
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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As part of our Giving Pledge, my wife, Dr. Elizabeth Blecharczyk, & I are honored to support @codeorg
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Over the last year Airbnb's tax agreement with Los Angeles has produced $40m in additional revenue for the city!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Thrilled that Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express, is joining Airbnb’s Board of Directors. Ken has spent his career leading a company that has become a global icon of trust. Airbnb is built on trust, and trust is at the center of our growth strategy.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
Thank you to all the Airbnb hosts around the world who are supporting our Frontline Stays program. In one week, we have sourced 100,000 places to stay for people responding to the pandemic. We are in this together.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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I’m the father of two young kids and I can’t imagine them being taken from me. We all have an obligation to speak out against such heartless policies.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Congrats to Belinda Johnson Airbnb’s new Chief Operating Officer. It’s inspiring. Belinda evaluates every opportunity by asking what is the right answer for our community. We’re lucky to have her as our new COO.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
Hosts are the heart and soul of @Airbnb . That’s why we’re creating the Host Endowment, which will provide financial and educational support for our host community.
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@bchesky
Brian Chesky
6 years
2.7M guests from Airbnb decided that countries in Africa, El Salvador, and Haiti were beautiful enough to visit. When we embrace the world, we see its beauty.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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I'm announcing 3 new commitments to @Airbnb China 1) Ensure Airbnb has the best customer service for Chinese hosts and guests, bar none 2) Deliver the highest quality supply of homes in China 3) Bring more international Chinese travelers into our community
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Nearly 3M guests from around the world will be staying with @Airbnb this New Year’s Eve and China ranks as our top trending country for travelers.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
We're setting a goal to provide temporary housing for 100K people in need. Join us: #weaccept
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Nathan Blecharczyk
1 year
Congrats Joe and team-- it has been fun to watch your creativity shape this project.
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Joe Gebbia
1 year
I’m thrilled to introduce my next endeavor — Backyard, the little house designed for your next chapter in life.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Chase your group travel dreams. Not your friends & family to pay you back. @Airbnb is the 1st accommodations provider (ever) to offer split payments for travelers around the world.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Proud to announce 3 new quality initiatives for @Airbnb China. Why is quality so important? We have to remember that we are both creating a new category of travel & making travel magical again.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
8 years
Here's a detailed article about what's going on behind the scenes with Prop F in San Francisco.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
A great first blog by Belinda Johnson on being Airbnb's first COO. Excited to go on this journey with her.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
No matter who you are or where you’re from, everyone deserves to belong.
@AirbnbPolicy
Airbnb Public Policy
3 years
At Airbnb we believe in a world where everyone deserves to belong. We celebrate today’s reversal of the travel ban and will continue to support organizations that provide temporary stays to impacted refugees.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
I'm proud that our product-development team has launched a product to better serve communities. One of our principles as a 21st Century Company is to strengthen the communities we operate in.
@AirbnbPolicy
Airbnb Public Policy
4 years
Today, we are excited to announce the launch of @Airbnb ’s City Portal, a first-of-its-kind solution, built exclusively for governments and tourism organizations, that includes tools and locally-specific data for a deeper partnership with Airbnb.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Welcome & congratulations to Greg Greeley as Airbnb’s new President of Homes. I admire how Greg has scaled businesses globally and can’t wait to see how he’ll help us get to 1 billion guests.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
This summer, @Airbnb launched an effort to support governments, tourism agencies and non-profits to bring the economic benefits of safe and responsible tourism to communities to help them recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Great to share the momentum of @Airbnb for Everyone with @ITB_Berlin . In just two weeks, Airbnb Plus has received 12K+ host applications. And since our founding, hosts in Europe have earned $17B and welcomed 142M guest arrivals.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
This is an organization I support. They have helped many millions of students, of all backgrounds, to code and develop problem-solving skills. With those skills, based on my experience, anything is possible :-)
@codeorg
Code.org
3 years
Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Please watch and share this video. Inspire a student. Together we can change the face of computer science. #BlackVoicesForCS
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Some of the nation’s largest financial institutions understand that Airbnb is an economic empowerment tool that can generate important income for families and they are working to recognize this.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
800+ Airbnb hosts are opening their homes to those impacted by #Harvey . Houston needs more help though, please host.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
@Airbnb now has more listings worldwide than the top five hotel brands combined; 2.5 million guests in one night!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
Airbnb’s Extenuating Circumstances policy has been extended globally so hosts and guests can cancel eligible reservations with no charge. We're in this together and your wellbeing is our priority.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Everyone should have the right to marry the person they love. We support marriage equality in Australia. #yesforequality
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
The travel ban fundamentally conflicts with our mission and values and we're going to continue to speak out against it.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
Half of all hosts worldwide tell us they use their Airbnb earnings to stay in their homes. I’m proud that Airbnb can offer people an opportunity to earn additional income to make ends meet.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
Honored to welcome members of the European Parliament 🇪🇺 to @airbnb HQ to discuss proposals for harmonized EU rules that would unlock the benefits of hosting for everyday Europeans across the bloc.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
I was honored to join Vice President Harris yesterday to talk about how paid leave and caregiving policies promote employee + family wellness which strengthens not only @Airbnb , but our economy.
@VP
Vice President Kamala Harris
3 years
Affordable childcare is essential for families – it is also essential for companies and our economy. Today, I met with business leaders to discuss how our Build Back Better Agenda’s care policies will lower costs for families, help businesses and grow the economy.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Airbnb has paid $240m in hotel taxes thus far to local governments and lot more to come! Win-Win.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
We’re proud that teachers make up 10% of our US hosts and collectively earned 160 million last year. Teachers often have a lasting impact on our lives. I still talk to my chemistry teacher, Mr. Huie, who encouraged me to aim high in all that I do.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Four lucky winners will call the Great Wall of China home for the night and experience China's rich culture and history like never before.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
11 months
Thank you @aki_rina for co-hosting our fireside chat, where I shared my experience creating @airbnb with @bchesky and @jgebbia . It was so fun to meet with young entrepreneurial leaders from all across Japan! 📷
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
I just made my donation to the @ACLU – please support their work, too:
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
🇫🇷 Merci beaucoup President @emmanuelmacron for your invitation to #DestinationFrance @wttc in #Paris . Proud to announce that @Airbnb will support the Culture Recovery Plan with a 5.6€ million donation to the French Heritage fund @fond_patrimoine ! Cc @gouvernementFR @JBLemoyne
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
Airbnb is a stronger company for offering employees time to take care of their families. It's time for #PaidLeaveForAll . Congress has an opportunity to pass a #PaidLeave policy in the #BuildBackBetter package to support businesses, workers and our country's long-term success.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
A great perspective on our earliest days.
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Paul Graham
3 years
If you want to understand Airbnb, it helps to understand its history: a discovery, followed by a year of grinding persistence, followed by explosive growth when they finally got everything right.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Encouraged 120+ young entrepreneurs today not just to create U.S. businesses, or China businesses, but to create global businesses because doing so brings us all closer together. Thanks to the @StateDept & All China Youth Federation for hosting us in Shenzhen.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Excited for Tao Peng, an entrepreneur and innovator, to join our Airbnb China team as President in September. I will continue to serve as Chairman of Airbnb China and I look forward to working closely with Tao as we build our community.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
1 year
So proud to see our hardworking Hosts recognized and reach Superhost status. Here’s to the next million!
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Airbnb
1 year
this year we hit a new milestone: 1 million superhosts providing outstanding hospitality experience to guests across more than 220 countries and territories
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Thanks to for their leadership. We're committed @Airbnb to making our workplace more equitable and family friendly. That’s why we offer #paidleave to our employees and urge other businesses to do the same.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Not only is @Share_Better financed by the hotel industry, they hire actress to share false story in TV ad. Fraud!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Thrilled that Ann Mather is joining Airbnb’s Board of Directors. Ann’s technical financial expertise is bar none and we’re excited to see how our company and community will benefit from her leadership.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
I'm very proud that Airbnb and the Olympics will be partners through 2028; even more proud to see Olympians benefiting! #olympics #airbnb #hosttheworld
@JazmineFenlator
Jazmine Fenlator
4 years
Wow amazing and congrats @Airbnb So proud to be an Olympic Athlete and Airbnb host who also uses Airbnb religiously while traveling 🤗❤️ #trifecta
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Getting ready for tonight’s 家年华 here in Shanghai — @Airbnb China’s first “Festival of Hosting” with more than 200+ hosts
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Nathan Blecharczyk
5 years
Who's ready for an adventure?
@Airbnb
Airbnb
5 years
Introducing Airbnb Adventures. Hosted journeys to extraordinary places. Lodging, meals, and food included. All you have to do is show up.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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I'm very proud of early Airbnb employee @pourasghar for creating a company that takes on a challenge less commonly talked about: mental health
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Nathan Blecharczyk
9 years
Is it surprising that the Hotel Association of New York contributed $250,000 to the Yes on Prop F campaign in San Francisco? I suppose not.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Congrats to my co-founder and friend @bchesky for being included among @Forbes top entrepreneurs and visionaries
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
I've been able to take paternity leave twice thanks to the Family & Medical Leave Act passed 25 years ago today. At Airbnb, we're committed to ensuring our employees & their families have the #paidleave options they need. Others should too. @NPWF #FMLA25
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 years
Airbnb is enabling "self-driving people"
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Nathan Blecharczyk
5 years
Our hometown of San Francisco is facing a homelessness crisis. That's why we're committing $5 million over the next three years to help address the homelessness crisis in the city.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
Airbnb is partnering with 20 destinations around the world to make it easier to live and work anywhere. These partnerships will help revive travel and and foster a culture of entrepreneurship across a diverse group of communities globally.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
4 years
Separately, we've committed $4M+ to ensure our @SEIU janitors + security officers and our @UAW food workers are paid during this difficult time. We are all in this together.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Enjoyed talking w/ @adamlashinsky today at #fortunetech int'l here in Guangzhou about @Airbnb China's amazing growth. More than 10M guest arrivals by Chinese travelers since 2008 and half of those occurring just in the past year.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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This #IWD2018 , I want to celebrate the 11M+ young women and girls who are learning to code through @Codeorg . You inspire me and I’m excited for the future you will create for us.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Great to be back @Harvard discussing how @airbnb is reimagining the home as an economic asset, a destination, and contribution to community.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
Inspiring to see the Airbnb community come up with this idea to help Hosts in Ukraine. Thank you!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
7 months
Had a great time in London talking to Robert Lacher from @VisionariesVC about how to build an enduring business. After the past few years we know a thing or two about that!
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Dinner last night at my house with some fantastic Airbnb hosts. #AirbnbOpen #airbnb http://t.co/MCEqLrogNX
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
Thank you to our generous Hosts who are stepping up to help host refugees fleeing from Ukraine. To help, go to
@bchesky
Brian Chesky
2 years
1. Airbnb and are working with our Hosts to house up to 100,000 refugees fleeing from Ukraine, for free
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Brookfield is investing $200m into creating new rental housing, in partnership with Niido, that is friendly to homesharing and powered by Airbnb.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
I’m hosting a special Online Experience with acclaimed artist and design professor @5putniko to celebrate the important milestone of Sotsugyo Ryoko #エアビー #卒業旅行. Looking forward to meeting graduating students in Japan! Book your spot here:
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Nathan Blecharczyk
6 years
Absolutely agree & congrats
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Brian Chesky
6 years
Congrats to @Airbnb 's Belinda Johnson & these phenomenal women leaders who I respect and learn from everyday
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Nathan Blecharczyk
2 years
While inflation rises, many people are turning to Hosting as a tool to earn extra income. A typical Host in the US earned over $13,800 last year, an increase of 85 percent over 2019.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
Thank you @RonConway for being a huge champion of founders and Airbnb in particular, especially when we needed it the most!
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Brian Chesky
3 years
I've been reaching out to many of the people who supported Airbnb in our earliest days to say thanks. While there are a number of people who believed in us, without Ron Conway, Airbnb wouldn't be what it is today.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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It's great to see tech and entrepreneurship being applied to important life issues. Read about the journey of Airbnb alumni @pourasghar .
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Nathan Blecharczyk
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Too many communities of color have been left out of the travel boom. @Airbnb + @NAACP will help more people benefit from travel + tourism.
@NAACP
NAACP
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#NAACP , AIRBNB partner to promote #travel , offer new economic opportunities to communities of color @Airbnb #ATT
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Nathan Blecharczyk
3 years
Nobody should have to choose between caring for their family and their paycheck. @Airbnb is a stronger company for offering employees time to take care of their families.
@AirbnbPolicy
Airbnb Public Policy
3 years
We’re proud to be recognized as a 2021 company Leading on Leave by @NPWF for our bereavement leave policy, which provides employees paid time off for the passing of a close family member.
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