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Airbnb Raises $1 Billion As Bookings Collapse And Refunds Rise

Airbnb has secured another $1 billion loan to get through the COVID-19 pandemic as bookings collapse...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:47 PM - 15 Apr 2020



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Airbnb Raises $1 Billion As Bookings Collapse And Refunds Rise

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:47 PM - 15 Apr 2020

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Airbnb has secured another $1 billion loan to get through the COVID-19 pandemic as bookings collapse.

The company is refunding customers who have had to cancel their trips and has also set aside a fund of $250 million to help hosts cover the cost of these cancellations.

Ian Guider, markets editor of the Business Post, joined us with this and the day's other business news, including:

  • New research from the Central Bank shows a big fall in job posting and separate figures shows a decrease in spending
  • Smurfit Kappa is withdrawing its €200m dividend even though trading is ahead thanks to demand for increase food packaging

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