Fairbnb.coop is officially coming in September 2019
Changes in national regulations about short term rentals and delays in funding had a serious impact on our plans but we are still heading for delivery at the end of this summer.So go ahead and keep on registering and sharing our vision. Fairbnb.coop is definitely...
Fairbnb.coop in London – Local node kick off
Newspeak House 133 Bethnal Green Road - E2 7DG - LondonFairbnb.coop platform cooperative is a community-centred alternative to current vacation rental platforms that prioritizes people over profit and offers the potential for authentic, sustainable, and intimate...
Social Projects: Genova, CREA and LabMed
Travelers who choose a vacation rental in Genoa via fairbnb.coop may contribute to the activities and projects of C.R.E.A, the Food Surplus Recovery Center and Mediterranean Laboratory, simply called LabMed by the inhabitants of the historic center: a space of culture...
Fairbnb.coop take part on the Italia-Argentina Bilateral Forum
Last Thursday, June 13 our cooperative member Domenico Di Siena participated in the Bilateral Forum between Argentina and Italy, organized by the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires. Argentina is a country with a long tradition that connects the local culture with the...
Social projects: Venice, Squeri San Isepo
On Fairbnb.coop there are no community projects that are too small or too big. Their importance is measured not so much by economic commitment but by the potential impact they can have on citizens and guests of the city. In the case of Venice it was unthinkable not to...
#Fairbnb #BeTheChange a real opportunity for everyone
Our new hashtag(s) are not just there to create a hype, they mean something, especially to us. What drives us co-founders and members is the will to make Fairbnb.coop a good opportunity for people from all around the world to participate from the benefits of the...
Introducing our friends at Click&Boat
Meet Click&Boat, the boating platform of the future We are getting a lot of enthusiastic support, not only from potential hosts or guests but also from a wide range of people and organisations who share our vision for a more sustainable tourism industry. This is...
Fairbnb: the platform cooperativism told to community cooperatives
If in the United States people start from platforms to reach cooperation, in the old Europe the road seems marked in the opposite direction.Fairbnb took part in the fifth edition of the "School of Community Cooperatives", entitled "#oltreconfine - Community platforms...
The time to act is now
We are humbled to have been invited to the event "One Home, One Planet' organized by Ikea. Climate Change, inequality growth, refugees: many problems to address but also potential solutions. We shared with 200 purpose-driven doers the line we in Fairbnb approach...
A very special online event
Fairbnb: a very special online event
Fairbnb Valencia: first Local Node Meeting
We had the pleasure to participate as Fairbnb at the “Airbnb Effect” event in València. For Fairbnb as a network it was a very valuable experience since we’re designing the Local Node Activation Strategy as a methodology to promote local communities as opportunity...
Fairbnb: let’s build together a better world!
Our newsletter has been sent to more than 2,800 recipients worldwide to celebrate respectfully the International Women's Day 2019 and is dedicated to a vision of the world where everyone will have the same opportunities. It is important that you read it too....
Fairbnb co-owners: Indre Leonaviciute
The fairbn.coop project has accelerated a lot in recent months. Many of the things that are happening are not yet visible to the community. We asked Indre to tell us something about the development team, how the work is organized with a team that works from different...
From positive platforms to sustainable platforms
We asked Chiara Agamennone, italian Researcher and Service Designer, to share with the fairbnb.coop community a reflection on the positive platforms. The result is "A complex approach towards sustainability" From December 2016 to May 2017 my colleagues Valeria Loreti...
Social Projects: Bologna, Foreign Sisters
Linda Serra is the founder and CEO of Work Wide Women, an innovative start-up that (since 2014) supports women and companies providing smart solutions in diversity & inclusion. We asked Linda to tell Foreign Sisters, one of the social projects proposed by the...
Social Projects: Venice, Masegni & Nizioeti
With today we start our roundup on social projects that have already joined Fairbnb and that will soon be possible to be supported through our portal. Venice, as you may know, is a city subjected to an enormous tourist pressure and not always guests and residents of...
Fairbnb in Bologna for the PLUS project
We have been invited from the University of Bologna to the PLUS Platform Labor project in Urban Spaces, funded by the European Horizon2020 program.The project aims, in the next three years, to understand what kind of impact the new digital platforms have had on work,...
Fairbnb at EU Parliament
Exactly, Fairbnb was present at the EU Parliament! Our co-founderr Sito Veracruz participated in the debate 'The Sharing Economy and Housing Affordability: What Impact, What Solutions?' together with representatives of some of the most relevant actors in the industry...