Airbnb's hotel tailwind / Google's Ask Maps gets hotel discovery / Moove $250M funding

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Airbnb continues hotel push: 'Stepping on the gas' Airbnb’s hotel business performing is “significantly better than expected,” CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky said.

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Latest News Google Maps updates Ask Maps with hotel, event discovery Hotel and event discovery is being rolled out in the U.S. on Google Maps' Ask Maps conversational interface. Read More Earnings roundup: Uber, Amex GBT, Ixigo and more... In addition to PhocusWire's regular quarterly earnings coverage, we rounded up results from other big names in the global travel industry. Read More Moove secures $250 million to expand AV infrastructure The funding will help Moove establish “Nests” or depot infrastructure, where “fleets are charged, serviced, maintained and orchestrated for continuous operation.” Read More Expedia Group is investing in AI that doesn't convert yet Expedia Group upped its 2026 guidance on the back of its Q2 results and discussed where AI is having the greatest impact. Read More

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Trending Stories Tripadvisor sees dip in revenue, net income in Q2 The company said the sale of TheFork is progressing, with the transaction still expected to close by the end of the year.  Read More Sabre ups 2026 guidance as Q2 exceeds expectations Sabre's adjusted EBITDA for the quarter came in at $143 million, up 21% year over year, helped by a decrease in labor cost.  Read More Trivago ramps internal AI spend fivefold The company said it spent five times as much on AI in the first seven months of 2026 as it did in all of 2025.  Read More Booking Holdings: AI visibility is up, but referrals stay under 1% of room nights Traffic from LLMs accounts for less than 1% of Booking Holdings' room nights, CFO Ewout Steenbergen said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.  Read More Report: Travelers want AI personalization, not unchecked autonomy Amadeus’ Tailored Horizons report explores how U.S. travelers want AI to personalize trips, where they trust the technology and why control and transparency matter.  Read More

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