Airbnb’s new cleaning protocols include 24-hour vacancies between bookings

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Airbnb plans to lay off nearly 1,900 employees or 25% of its total workforce as coronavirus hit the company hard. The company had around 7,500 employees prior to the layoffs.“We are collectively living through the most harrowing crisis of our lifetime" CEO Brian Chesky told employees in a note. “Airbnb’s business has been hit hard, with 2020 revenues forecasted to be less than half of what we earned in 2019

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The Recycling Association has issued a warning that the UK may soon face a severe cardboard shortage as more and more recycling collections are delayed by local councils due to the coronavirus outbreak. Cardboard is an essential item used in the packaging of food and medical supplies, with the coronavirus crisis threatening a Europe-wide or even a worldwide shortage of used paper and cardboard.

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Airbnb has announced its new safety guidelines and has banned all party houses on the app. The decision came after a fatal shooting at one of these houses during Halloween earlier this year. They are also implementing stricter rules regarding guest complaints, even setting up a hotline for neighbors to register said complaints.

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