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Homes, hotels, experiences, even airport rides — Airbnb wants to own the entire trip. Bookings Holdings' CFO doesn't see large language models posing a major threat. And World Cup organizers face several challenges 100 days from the start of the tournament.

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Hotels

Dennis Schaal

Executive Editor

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Airbnb Revisits Its 'One-Stop-Shop' Plan

Airbnb is expanding beyond homes to focus on the entire trip — with airport transfers all but officially part of the plan.

Global Head of Real Estate Jesse Stein said Airbnb is a place to plan an "entire trip."
Airbnb has been testing airport pickups and scheduled private car transfers in several regions outside North America.
But Stein said that the heart and soul of Airbnb would always be its homes business.

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Online Travel

Dennis Schaal

Executive Editor

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Booking CFO Downplays AI Threat

Booking Holdings CFO Ewout Steenbergen pushed back on investors who believe travelers are about to abandon OTAs due to the rise of large language models.

"I don't think disintermediation is really a risk at all," Steenbergen said.
He said travelers use answer engines to do research and build itineraries, but rely on platforms they trust to make the booking.
Booking has two internal startups working on agentic tools that would cover all phases of a trip.

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report

How Banks Can Take the Lead in Travel Loyalty

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As travel cards saturate the market, protection and care redefine loyalty.

Half of U.S. travelers use travel cards; banks now rival OTAs for bookings.
57% say travel protection is key to choosing a travel credit card.

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Tourism

Rashaad Jorden

Associate Editor/Archivist

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World Cup Headaches

Organizing committees and the three host countries have to resolve several key issues before the World Cup starts on June 11.

FIFA has launched new promotions, raising questions about how ticket sales are going.
Local organizing committees are still waiting to receive funds for security and other events for fans.
Recent violence in Mexico has raised safety concerns for matches in Guadalajara.

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