The founder of Airbnb, the housing reservation platform, announced Tuesday the layoff of a quarter of its 7,500 employees worldwide. The company has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, like many players in the hotel and tourism sector. 

The boss of Airbnb, hit hard by the pandemic of new coronavirus and containment measures, announced Tuesday to his employees the dismissal of about 25% of its 7,500 employees worldwide, according to a memo published on the group website.

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"We are collectively going through the most painful crisis of our lives," said Brian Chesky, founder of the housing reservation platform that has already raised $ 2 billion to deal with the crisis.