
Airbnb CEO: We had to rebuild our company from the ground up
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Airbnb has been on a wild ride. Many had doubted it could survive as Covid cases soared and the company lost 80% of its business. But now things are turning around for the vacation home rental business, with users booking longer stays thanks to greater flexibility in the way we live, work and travel.
Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky spoke with CNN's Erin Burnett about the business, his vision for the future of work, and the company's promise to offer temporary housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees.
Burnett: Your words here are 'travel revolution' and that you think the industry will come back bigger than ever. Some people look at this and they say, 'Wait, things have fundamentally changed and business travel has changed and the way people view travel has changed.' What are you seeing that makes you so optimistic?

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