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Airbnb's updates build towards wider personalization and community ambitions Airbnb's AI-driven app updates and additions to Services and Experiences point to its wider strategy.

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Latest News Airbnb piloting creator experiences as local demand driver Airbnb has seen good conversion rates from creator-led experiences following pilots. Read More Kayak for Business, Blockskye and FCM partner on global business travel platform The companies plan to integrate booking, payments and servicing into a single offering designed to reduce friction in corporate travel programs. Read More Expedia Group expands Meta partnership amid push to connect social, booking  The expanded collaboration follows the recent news that Expedia is a partner with TikTok for its new in-app booking, a sign of the OTA's focus on growing its B2B distribution strategy. Read More Why alternative lodging is the future of business travel Alternative lodging is becoming a strategic category in business travel. Learn what that means for cost savings, sustainability and employee wellbeing in 2026. Read More

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Trending Stories Expedia Group to acquire CarTrawler in bid to become B2B ‘one-stop shop’ Expedia Group announced the acquisition and a number of AI products at its Explore event in Las Vegas.  Read More I almost deleted the email—the travel industry can't afford to Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, principal of tech consultancy T2Impact, explains what suppliers, OTAs and intermediaries need to know about OpenAI's April privacy update.  Read More Overwatch AI raises $1.5M for airline operations platform The startup is developing AI tools designed to help airline crews and operations teams retrieve information across fragmented operational systems.  Read More

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Q1 2026 travel industry earnings Expedia Group hits record Q1 profitability amid AI overhaul Trivago files antitrust suit against Google Amadeus reports Q1 revenue, operating profit increases Airbnb targets guest-centric ecosystem as Q1 revenue rises 18% YoY Sabre reports Q1 revenue, air bookings gains Tripadvisor posts Q1 revenue and EBITDA declines Booking Holdings’ play to keep travelers in ecosystem with AI Navan turns cash flow positive, talks up AI

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