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Media 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
4 April 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Online accommodation rental service Airbnb is to double its workforce in Dublin with a further 100 roles to be filled by end of 2014. The new roles will be in customer service and hospitality functions.
The company's expansion in Ireland was welcomed by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation and the IDA.
Airbnb, with its headquarters in San Francisco, connects people seeking or offering accommodation across 34,000 cities worldwide.
Sources
4 April 2014: Irish Examiner
4 April 2014: The Irish Times
4 April 2014: Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Airbnb, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 76805, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76805.