Airbnb Gets $1bn Investment For Post-Virus Recovery
April 7, 2020
6:20 pm
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
