Have you been thinking about taking a trip to Puerto Rico? Well, Airbnb definitely wants to encourage your travel dreams. While they’ve already been contributing to Puerto Rico relief post-Hurricane Maria, providing places for people to stay as hotels recovered, now they’re doubling down on their support, donating their cut of Puerto Rico bookings in their entirety to relief efforts.
The goal is two-fold: first, they want to provide financial support to local non-profits involved in the relief effort. Second, they want to help the island recover by encouraging tourism, so that people travel there and spend, spend, spend, boosting the economy. As an added incentive, Airbnb is organizing 50 “experiences” (tours you take with locals, rather than larger tour companies) to encourage tourism that benefits the people of the island the most directly.
As reported by Condé Nast Traveler:
Now, with Puerto Rico Experiences that go far beyond San Juan, more visitors can get a real look at the island, alongside a local making their way back post-Maria. I mean, manatee caretaker? We’ll take the super cheap flights just for that. There’s also kayaking through bioluminescent waters, a tour of Old San Juan, a cocktail class, and more, all available through Airbnb’s vetted local guides. Walking tours start at $25 and scuba diving lessons are the most expensive at $183.
So if you, like me, are planning on fighting hard for those Hamilton tickets in Puerto Rico next year, Airbnb is here to make sure that your Puerto Rico trip, down to your accommodations and tourism, all benefit the people who live there as they come out from under hurricane devastation and economic turmoil.
You can check out all the Experiences over at Airbnb.
(image: Tomás Fano on Visual hunt / CC BY-SA)
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