The situation in Ukraine is actively evolving, as are the needs of citizens in the country and neighboring regions. We will be keeping this list up to date with the evolving ways the hotel/hospitality industry helps in the coming weeks and months. In this article, Hospitality Net aims to provide an overview of hospitality-industry initiatives to support the people of Ukraine. We aim to update this article on a daily basis.

Accommodation For Ukraine Refugees — last updated on 30 March 2022

• Hospitality for Ukraine - visit website
  Hospitality for Ukraine is a global directory of hospitality companies offering free accommodation for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. We are working to link organisations on the ground with accommodation providers to help those who need it most. (Stay the Night initiative)
• #HospitalityHelps - visit website
  The #HospitalityHelps initiative has one single goal: providing temporary hotel accommodation to Ukrainian residents, who are forced to leave their homes as a result of the war. (The Bench initiative)
• Hospitality for Peace - visit website
  The global hotel tech community has rallied together to support Ukrainian relief efforts and corporate partners have committed to match your donations to amplify their impact. (#HospitalityForPeace)
• Airbnb: Support for refugees fleeing Ukraine - visit website
• Facebook Group - Accommodation, Help & Shelter for Ukraine - visit website
• Facebook Group - Host A Sister - visit website
• Facebook Group - Transport a Sister - visit website
• Facebook Group - Uniti Pentru Ucraina (United For Ukraine - Romania) - visit website
• HomeToGo - Ukraine Crisis Relief - visit website
• ukrainenow.org - visit website
  We are a global decentralized effort to help Ukrainians and other nations deal with the humanitarian crisis and consequences of a brutal invasion by the Russian Federation. Supported by airbnb.
• pomagamukrainie.gov.pl - visit website
  Polish gouvernment website - Are you leaving Ukraine? Are you already in Poland? Fill in a simple form - we will send it to the relevant unit that provides help to refugees.

Who’s Out?— last updated on 7 March 2022

Skift’s reporters and editors are working to explain how the war on Ukraine is impacting travel.

• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted that the company “is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus.”
• Expedia Group announced earlier in the week that it “ceased the sale of travel into and out of Russia.” That includes its Vrbo vacation rental brand.
• Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel announced Friday the company suspended operations in Russia and Belarus.
• Tripadvisor and its Viator brand are canceling experiences booked in Russia and Belarus, Tripadvisor is blocking attempts to book vacation rentals there, and will halt doing business with Russia-backed tourism boards. Tripadvisor is still accepting advertising from companies offering hotels in Russia and Belarus.
• Spain’s eDreams Odigeo shut its Russia website February 28, and removed Russia and Belarus airlines from its inventory. eDreams Odigeo stopped offering hotels in Russia March 4 because its hotel supplier, Booking Holdings, suspended operations in Russia and Belarus March 4.
• GetYourGuide was not showing any results for experiences in Russia, but it was for Belarus.
• Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport ceased offering distribution services for Aeroflot, meaning travel agents can’t book the airline’s flights. Sabre continues to operate Aeroflot’s Passenger Services System.
• With sanctions in place, no airlines from the U.S., the European Union or the UK are flying into Russia.
• Apple, including Apple Pay, stopped doing business in Russia.
• TUI Group’s Musement and GoTui.com stopped selling things to do in Russia.
• UEFA Champion’s League cancelled the league’s finals in St. Petersburg
• Zoom revoked software development licenses in Russia.
• Boeing suspended aid to Russian airlines, including maintenance, parts and technical support.
• The Travel Corporation suspended all 2022 tours of Russia or with stops in Russia.
• Intrepid Travel is still posting Russia trips on its website but the company has cancelled all tours in the country and Ukraine through the end of June. Intrepid’s North America managing director maintains it’s not boycotting Russia and will return to the country when it believes it’s safe to do so.
• G Adventures removed all Russia tours from its website. Bruce Poon Tip, the company’s founder, said his company wouldn’t accept bookings from Russian agencies.
• Kensington Tours still features a trip to Russia on its website, but I read the company is not accepting bookings for trips to Russia.
• Trafalgar won’t be operating Russia tours in 2022, according to the company. Rick Steves Europe canceled its Russia tours.
• SmarTours cancelled its Russia itineraries.

Opinion — last updated on 7 March 2022

• A Plea For Hoteliers To Aid Fleeing Ukrainians | By Jeff Weinstein read article
• We Need Hotel Rooms for Displaced Families | By Jonathan Worsley read article
• Tourism Tidbits: The Invasion of Ukraine | By Peter Tarlow - read article

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