Airbnb co-founder on hotel strategy / Expedia Group's partnership with PredictHQ / Joby, Archer to fly air taxis in pilot

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Airbnb CSO on hotels, AI, nature travel and what's next for the industry Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb co-founder and chief strategy officer, sat down with Phocuswright's Mitra Sorrells at ITB Berlin to discuss the next era of travel.

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Latest News Expedia helps hotels with revenue strategy through data partnership PredictHQ data is integrated with Expedia Partner Center and aims to give hotels access to insights, such as event-specific demand data, to boost revenue strategies. Read More Electric air taxi plans advance in the U.S. Joby and Archer are set to deploy aircraft under a pilot program testing eVTOL operations in U.S. markets.   Read More PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, RateGain, Lighthouse and more... Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More Short-term rental sector bets on AI search to drive direct bookings Direct rental bookings are modest today, but AI could help change that. Read More

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Trending Stories Bilt acquires travel commissions platform Sion for $30M Bilt said the acquisition will support its travel rewards offering, which it flagged as a popular category among members.    Read More Uber teams up with Zoox in latest robotaxi partnership The deal is Uber's latest move as it works to become the "largest facilitator of AV trips in the world."  Read More CEO Spotlight: Caecilia Chu of YouTrip Caecilia Chu has been leading YouTrip since co-founding the company in 2018, describing the travel payments specialist as her "life's mission."    Read More

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