Post by High Priestess on Mar 15, 2016 14:36:26 GMT
See the article:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dangerous-calais-jungle-airbnb-listings-7557505
The listings were advertised for well-wishers to metaphorically 'book' to stay in a tent or shack in return for a donation to charity Help Refugees
The real homes of real people in The Jungle refugee camp, Calais, had been listed on Airbnb where the money raised will be given to the Help Refugees charity rather than the accommodation being available to stay in.
Airbnb has banned the listing of homes in the Calais Jungle for being 'too dangerous' to stay in, a charity project has claimed.
This is despite the properties being uploaded to raise money for a charity helping migrants facing eviction from their homes.
Creative designers Jason Scott and Joris Philippart listed a number of refugee tents on the site so that people across the world could metaphorically 'book' to donate .
Prices ranged from £15 per night for a family home to £30 for a waterproof hut and £40 for a 'luxury' plywood cabin.
Donators could also 'book' to stay in a handmade dome for £9 a night and just £7 per night to 'stay' in a damaged shack.
Homes of the JungleThe real homes of real people in The Jungle refugee camp, Calais, had been listed on Airbnb where the money raised will be given to the Help Refugees charity rather than the accommodation being available to stay in.
The pictures were taken by their friend Charlie after he visited the migrant camp in Calais, northern France.
But the fake listings were taken down from Airbnb after the men claim they deemed the homes 'too dangerous' to let out.
A message posted on the Homes of the Jungle site read: "Update: Unfortunately, Airbnb consider the Jungle too dangerous a place to list homes, which is exactly our point.
"So you can't book accommodation through their site any more, but you should still donate directly because nobody deserves to stay in these dire conditions."
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dangerous-calais-jungle-airbnb-listings-7557505
The listings were advertised for well-wishers to metaphorically 'book' to stay in a tent or shack in return for a donation to charity Help Refugees
The real homes of real people in The Jungle refugee camp, Calais, had been listed on Airbnb where the money raised will be given to the Help Refugees charity rather than the accommodation being available to stay in.
Airbnb has banned the listing of homes in the Calais Jungle for being 'too dangerous' to stay in, a charity project has claimed.
This is despite the properties being uploaded to raise money for a charity helping migrants facing eviction from their homes.
Creative designers Jason Scott and Joris Philippart listed a number of refugee tents on the site so that people across the world could metaphorically 'book' to donate .
Prices ranged from £15 per night for a family home to £30 for a waterproof hut and £40 for a 'luxury' plywood cabin.
Donators could also 'book' to stay in a handmade dome for £9 a night and just £7 per night to 'stay' in a damaged shack.
Homes of the JungleThe real homes of real people in The Jungle refugee camp, Calais, had been listed on Airbnb where the money raised will be given to the Help Refugees charity rather than the accommodation being available to stay in.
The pictures were taken by their friend Charlie after he visited the migrant camp in Calais, northern France.
But the fake listings were taken down from Airbnb after the men claim they deemed the homes 'too dangerous' to let out.
A message posted on the Homes of the Jungle site read: "Update: Unfortunately, Airbnb consider the Jungle too dangerous a place to list homes, which is exactly our point.
"So you can't book accommodation through their site any more, but you should still donate directly because nobody deserves to stay in these dire conditions."
