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Airbnb Gets $1bn Investment For Post-Virus Recovery

Airbnb Gets $1bn Investment For Post-Virus Recovery

Airbnb on Monday announced it was taking a billion dollars in new investment to endure and, it hopes, thrive in a travel world transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners will invest the money into the home-sharing platform in the form of debt and equity, according to Airbnb.

“While the current environment is clearly a difficult one for the hospitality industry, the desire to travel and have authentic experiences is fundamental and enduring,” Silver Lake managing partner Egon Durban said in a release.

“Airbnb’s diverse, global, and resilient business model is particularly well suited to prosper

Airbnb Incurs Paris Wrath Over Olympics Partnership

Airbnb became a leading partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced Monday that drew strong criticism from Paris, host of the 2024 summer Games.

In the deal unveiled in London, the home rental platform became a “Top” International Olympic Committee (IOC) partner, joining titans including Coca Cola and Visa on the highest sponsorship level.

But in a letter sent last week and seen by AFP on Monday, the mayor of Paris warned IOC head Thomas Bach about the “risks” of the deal.

The Socialist Anne Hidalgo, who is up for re-election in 2020, vowed her “total determination” to …