Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; Dublin;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Service Activities
Information Service Activities
63 - Information service activities

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76805.