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Airbnb plans a specialised AI travel agent for the first half of 2027
On its Q3 earnings call Airbnb said a specialised AI agent will reach guests in the first half of 2027, booking directly inside the app instead of linking out to partner sites. CEO Brian Chesky argued that specialised agents will beat general ones. A signal that big consumer apps are designing agents as native flows, not chat add-ons.
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