ROTA and Airbnb (February 2023) How to be a more inclusive Host
Race on the Agenda and Airbnb help Hosts to be more inclusive
At Airbnb, every guest, regardless of race, religion, nationality or any other identity, should feel welcome. To help promote safe and inclusive travel, we’ve partnered with Airbnb shared some simple tips to help Hosts create a space where all guests can feel like they belong.
Whether you’re a seasoned Host or opening your home for the first time, building a community based on belonging, trust and safety is a priority at Airbnb.
Airbnb founded UK Trust and Safety Alliance, a network of expert organisations that provide information and guidance for UK Hosts and our wider community.
Over the past 15 years, the community has grown to more than 4 million Hosts and over 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Unfortunately, discrimination happens in our world, which means it can happen on platforms like Airbnb.
As part of the UK Trust and Safety Alliance, Airbnb partnered with ROTA, to explore ways that Hosts can become better allies by educating and informing themselves on racism as well as highlighting the many anti-discrimination rules in place on the Airbnb platform.
See our dedicated guidance to help Hosts on Airbnb to be even more inclusive and create a space where all guests feel like they belong.
This partnership builds on our longstanding commitment to make Airbnb more open and inclusive. In 2016, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, to better understand the factors that drive racial disparity. Since then we have instituted a series of platform and product actions to increase acceptance, combat bias and improve booking success rates for everyone.