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Airbnb Says AI Is Driving Faster Growth, Higher Bookings and Better Margins

Airbnb Says AI Is Driving Faster Growth, Higher Bookings and Better Margins
Airbnb Says AI Is Driving Faster Growth, Higher Bookings and Better Margins
August 07, 2026  |  Earnings

Airbnb’s push to reinvent itself as an AI-first travel platform is beginning to show up in its financial results, executives said on a Q2 earnings...

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Expedia Builds Beyond Its Website as AI Changes Travel Search
Expedia Builds Beyond Its Website as AI Changes Travel Search
August 06, 2026  |  Earnings

Expedia Group entered the summer travel season with more than just strong demand, according to its recent earnings call. The company used its second-quarter results...

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AI Can Plan the Trip but Booking Holdings Wants the Transaction
AI Can Plan the Trip but Booking Holdings Wants the Transaction
August 04, 2026  |  Earnings

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can recommend a hotel, assemble an itinerary or suggest a cheaper travel date. It cannot independently guarantee inventory, calculate cancellation terms,...

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Amex Lets Claude Book Corporate Travel
Amex Lets Claude Book Corporate Travel
July 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has launched an agentic integration in Anthropic’s artificial intelligence assistant, Claude, that enables both travelers and enterprise AI...

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Airlines’ AI-Powered Pricing Could Mean Fewer Cheap Fares
Airlines’ AI-Powered Pricing Could Mean Fewer Cheap Fares
July 30, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Travelers could soon face more trouble finding low-cost seats as airlines adopt AI-powered pricing practices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Summer Travel Spending Gives Rewards a Starring Role
Summer Travel Spending Gives Rewards a Starring Role
July 23, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Summer travel spending has survived a quarter that was arguably rougher for travel companies than for many of their customers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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United Airlines Breaks Passenger Records Despite Surging Ticket Prices
United Airlines Breaks Passenger Records Despite Surging Ticket Prices
July 16, 2026  |  Earnings

United Airlines saw strong demand from travelers in the second quarter despite higher ticket prices caused by surges in the price of fuel, executives said...

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AI Is Becoming the Hotel Industry’s New Manager
AI Is Becoming the Hotel Industry’s New Manager
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Labor accounts for 51.7% of hotel operating expenses and 32.4% of total revenue at U.S. hotels, according to CBRE Group’s “Trends in the Hotel Industry”...

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