Articles tagged “flights”

Airbnb's Chesky is nothing if not ambitious. Given that people's preferences can change at any moment, the ability to serve customers with only a hotel or home, depending what they need in that instant, seems a long way off, even with agentic AI.

The question isn't whether Airbnb will eventually add flights or not. The issue is in what manner will Airbnb do it.

Airbnb likely sees how flights are driving Booking Holdings' connected-trip vision. The timing is unclear, but it needs flights if it wants to be a true "travel concierge."

Well, now here’s something President Trump can take credit for. The new round of tariffs on Indian imports may be nudging Delhi and Beijing a little closer together and direct flights are back on the map.

While the resumption of direct flights between India and China was likely inevitable, the tariff pressure appears to have sped up the process.

Plenty of travel companies have introduced search features for travelers with no destination in mind and flexible timing. Google's Flight Deals adds an AI element.

Online travel agencies have a tremendous marketing edge over leisure agencies, and corporate travel agencies might be feeling the pinch of macro uncertainties.