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Airbnb Tests AI Search After Automating 45% of Support

August 20, 2026
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When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
Travel Payments // August 17, 2026

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Airlines Use AI to Price Seats and Keep Travelers Close
Artificial Intelligence // August 10, 2026

The price of a seat, the value of a mile and the explanation for a delay are becoming parts of the same airline AI strategy. Carriers are using artificial intelligence to make daily decisions more precise and more personal, moving it from the fare screen...

AI Helped British Airways Reach Its Best On-Time Performance
Artificial Intelligence // August 09, 2026

British Airways spent years struggling with delays and cancellations at its Heathrow hub, and the airline now says artificial intelligence is why that has changed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Bilt Expands Hospitality Offering to Include Travel Advisers
News // August 09, 2026

Bilt is expanding its hospitality operating system to include a platform for travel advisers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Airbnb Tests AI Search After Automating 45% of Support

August 20, 2026
Airbnb is building artificial intelligence into nearly every step of a trip, not just the chatbot. The company’s AI customer-service assistant now resolves nearly 45% of user inquiries without a human agent, up from about a third at the end of last year, operating in more than 50 languages with voice-call support planned later this […]

When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?

August 17, 2026
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The Corporate Road Warrior Is Back With a Bigger Mission

June 22, 2026
Business travel is back. Global business travel spending is expected to reach between $1.62 trillion and $1.69 trillion for the calendar year, per estimates cited by the Global Business Travel...

AI Travel Agents Pack a Threat for Travel Aggregators

June 22, 2026
Agentic AI is moving into tourism faster than most of the industry expected. Agents can now query availability, compare prices across carriers and hotels, apply traveler preferences, and in some...

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Bilt Expands Hospitality Offering to Include Travel Advisers

August 09, 2026
Bilt is expanding its hospitality operating system to include a platform for travel advisers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]

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

August 07, 2026
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 call. Get the Full Story...

Expedia Builds Beyond Its Website as AI Changes Travel Search

August 06, 2026
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 to argue that its strategy...

Amex GBT Lets Claude Book Corporate Travel

July 30, 2026
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 agents to book and manage...