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Airbnb Launches Investigation After Black British Woman Claims She Was Denied Booking

thenorthstar
Oct 25, 2019
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Airbnb launched an investigation after a Black woman in the UK claimed her booking in Spain was rejected but her white friend’s same booking was accepted.

Ruth Ibegbuna tried to book an apartment through Airbnb for a week-long trip to Spain and believed she would have no problem doing so, Sky News reported. However, her booking request was declined, but …

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