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Travel staff 'booking holidays to Kyiv' to support Ukrainians

Charity
Will Payne
3 March 2022

Travel professionals are booking Airbnb rentals in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv as a means of sending money directly to property owners who have been impacted by Russia’s invasion of their country.

Kyiv's tourism chief says the city will be ready to welcome tourists once the war is over

Sarah Archer, UK sales manager for Beachcomber Tours, shared the idea on Facebook, and thanked social media influencer Dean Nicholson – better known as 1bike1world – for the idea.

"I saw the idea and thought, ’yeah, I like that’, so I did the same," Archer told TTG. "We all want to try and do something for the people of Ukraine.

"It could have been all or any of us. One minute you’re letting your apartment to tourists, the next minute you’re in a war zone. Supporting local communities and tourism is at the heart of our industry."