Brian Chesky—Offered free housing to refugees after Trump's Muslim travel ban, calling policy 'not who we are'
A day after Trump issued executive order banning refugees and nationals from Muslim-majority countries in January 2017, Chesky announced Airbnb would provide no-cost housing to refugees and those not allowed into the US. The company's Super Bowl ad that year emphasized message of belonging.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Openness | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +1.020 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.68)
Evidence (2 signals)
Tweeted offer of free housing to refugees and those barred from US entry
On January 29, 2017, Brian Chesky announced via Twitter that Airbnb would provide free housing to refugees and anyone impacted by Trump's travel restrictions. He also sent an internal email stating this was 'a policy that I profoundly disagree with and it is a direct obstacle to our mission at Airbnb.' Airbnb leveraged its disaster response program to subsidize housing costs.
Offered free housing to refugees after Trump's Muslim travel ban, calling policy 'not who we are'
A day after Trump issued executive order banning refugees and nationals from Muslim-majority countries in January 2017, Chesky announced Airbnb would provide no-cost housing to refugees and those not allowed into the US. The company's Super Bowl ad that year emphasized message of belonging.