[nostromo]

I don’t know the details of this program - but in the past Airbnb has asked hosts to “donate” their space for special causes - like medical workers during early Covid.

In that case it was definitely the hosts making donations, not Airbnb.

https://www.airbnb.com/d/covid19relief

[alkonaut]

They say (it’s right there in the article!) that they are paying for the stays.