Winnipeg Free Press By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press Posted: Save to Read Later
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world last year, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky watched business shrivel up at record speed and his company s phonelines flood with cancellations, eventually leading him to lay off 1,900 workers.
Muskoka chairs sit on a dock looking over Boshkung Lake, in Algonquin Highlands, Ont., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. AirBnB CEO Brian Chesky says he s expecting more domestic travel to cottage country and other rural retreats amid the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world last year, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky watched business shrivel up at record speed and his company s phonelines flood with cancellations, eventually leading him to lay off 1,900 workers.
Tara Deschamps
Muskoka chairs sit on a dock looking over Boshkung Lake, in Algonquin Highlands, Ont., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. AirBnB CEO Brian Chesky says he s expecting more domestic travel to cottage country and other rural retreats amid the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini April 29, 2021 - 9:35 AM
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world last year, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky watched business shrivel up at record speed and his company s phonelines flood with cancellations, eventually leading him to lay off 1,900 workers.
But under that cloud of gloom, the head of the home rental giant noticed bright spots in corners of Canada he d visit during youth hockey tournaments â locations that seldom attract the swarms of visitors seen in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
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