The Vatican City State, a landlocked country, city state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of Rome, headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, the centre of Christianity since the foundation of Saint Peter's Basilica by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century and at a later stage with a new construction becoming the permanernt seat of the Popes, established an agreement with AirBnb, famous American company based in San Francisco, CA, operating an online marketplace for short - and - long - term homestays and experiences in various countries and regions to responsibly distribute the flows of tourists for the Jubilee.
The Jubilee also manages to get AirBnb and the Discaster for Evangelization of the Holy See to collaborate in a partnership to manage the influx of pilgrims and improve the pilgrimage experience, while promoting sustainable stays throughout Rome.
The well – known multinational platform which boasts over 5 million apartments and rooms for rent and the Vatican City State announced their collaboration for the Catholic Church's Jubilee, a time of prayer, reflection and penance that is taking place in Rome until 6th January, 2026 with million of pilgrims expected to visit.
The tradition of the Jubilee or Holy Year, date back to 1300 when Pope Boniface VIII declared a sort of universal festival for the Catholic Church and in practice, since the Holy Year hosts and will host until the end of the year and beyond tens on millions of pilgrims who will have to look for a place to sleep, and it is better that they do it in the form of "authentic hospitality" and not necessarily in Rome, near the iconic St. Peter Square, also because if anything it is a matter of mitigating the impacy of the Jubilee on the Eternal city.
Airbnb has launched multilingual digital pages as a guideline for the visitors, which in addition to presenting a wide range of accommodation options throughout Rome, will highlight the rich historical, cultural and spiritual heritage beyond the city centre.
Religious and historical itineraries, the Jubilee Paths as the traditional of the four Papal Basilicas such as the core of the event, Saint Peter in the Vatican, Saint John Lateran, Saint Paul Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore within Rome proposed by the Jubilee next to others will be highlighted, so that the visitors can appreciate the spiritual and cultural treasures that go beyond St' Peter's and Vatican City.
All those who are headed to Rome in the coming months visiting the web page can have suggestions on destinations, alternative directions, local traditions and lesser - known sanctuaries, to distribute the economic benefits over a wider area. supported by the hosts.,the homeowners registered on the platform, who will help with their hospitality the visitors because the key word is responsible tourism, for pilgrims and for those who will host them.
The current Prov - Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization Titular Archbishop of Vicohabenthia, Monsignor Fisichella said he was grateful to AirBnb for taking this opportunity to put itself the service of the community.
The Head of Institutional Relations of Airbnb Italia, Valentina Reino said she was honored to collaborate with the Dicastery to facilitate a memorable and sustainable Jubilee for pilgrims but also for the communities that will host them.
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