# Airbnb (إير بي إن بي)

> Airbnb is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-11.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Airbnb](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/airbnb.md)
- Categories: Travel Booking, Online Marketplaces
- Official site: https://www.airbnb.com
- Community votes: 85
- Last updated: 2026-08-11
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/airbnb

## About

Global marketplace for booking vacation rentals, homes, and unique travel experiences

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. The team contacted the company in February 2026; customer support replied but routed the request to partnerships and declined to address policy or legal matters, so it never reached the compliance team. A community volunteer wrote to the same legal and terms addresses in July 2026, arguing both the post-sanctions legal position and the commercial case for Syrian hosts, and received a templated support reply that forwarded the request internally without committing to anything.

## Official timeline

- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to Airbnb at terms@airbnb.com and legal@airbnb.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions for Airbnb under the current post-sanctions legal framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-22 — Note. Airbnb Support replied to the volunteer's request about two hours after it was sent, from reply@email-support.airbnb.com. The reply confirmed that the supporting documentation had been recorded and said the request was forwarded to a specialised internal team, while stating that as a standard support channel it could not promise changes to market availability or give updates on future policy decisions. The wording reads as a templated support acknowledgment rather than a compliance review, and mirrors the deflection received in February.
- 2026-07-22 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Airbnb at terms@airbnb.com and legal@airbnb.com requesting a review of the restrictions on users in Syria. The email noted that the United States and the European Union have lifted their broad sanctions with only targeted designations remaining, linked to OFAC documentation, and argued the commercial case: Syrian expatriates and other visitors travel to the country each year, short-term rentals are arranged through informal brokers at 50 to 200 US dollars per night, and a trusted platform would bring transparent pricing and new income for local hosts.
- 2026-02-10 — Company Responded. Airbnb customer support responded stating they cannot comment on policy positions or legal matters. The support team offered assistance with account-related questions only, indicating the request needs to be escalated beyond frontline support.
- 2026-02-09 — Company Responded. Airbnb support forwarded the inquiry to a specialized team member for further assistance
- 2026-02-09 — Company Responded. Airbnb customer support responded and forwarded the request to their Partnerships team. They indicated that if it is a good fit, someone from the Partnerships team will be in touch.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/airbnb?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/airbnb/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/airbnb
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/airbnb.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/airbnb.md