Sharing economy giant Airbnb has joined the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as an affiliate member.
The San Francisco-based company becomes one of the UNWTO’s more than 480 affiliate members around the world.
Chris Lehane, global head of public affairs at Airbnb, said: “We are excited to work with UNWTO and global leaders to harness the positive impacts of travel to activate new communities and bring the world a little closer together.”
“It’s a sustainable form of tourism that provides transformative travel by allowing people to live like a local.”
Airbnb will take part in a seminar on “New Business Models” during the UNWTO Commission for Europe event in Vilnius, Lithuania later this month.
Taleb Rifai, UNWTO secretary-general, added: “The UNWTO Affiliate Members Programme gathers representatives from a wide range of non-governmental organisations and are a key feature of UNWTO work.”
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