Airbnb Chief Business Officer Dave Stephenson spoke to FOX Business about the platform's new travel services including airport rides, grocery delivery, luggage storage, boutique hotels and exclusive experiences.
Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB, XETRA:6Z1) is positioning itself as a broader travel “one-stop shop” following its Summer 2026 product release last week, according to UBS, which said many of the announced features were either expected or not entirely new. UBS wrote that the update reinforces Airbnb's push beyond its core lodging marketplace toward a more integrated travel platform, drawing comparisons to Booking Holdings' “connected trip” strategy.
Airbnb (ABNB), Marriott (MAR), Host Hotels (HST), and RLJ Lodging (RLJ) are positioning for a surge in late-stage FIFA World Cup 2026 travel demand. Hotel bookings in most U.S. host cities are tracking below initial forecasts, with international demand lagging due to visa and geopolitical concerns.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky joins CNBC to discuss the new services, like grocery delivery and luggage storage, that will soon be available in the app. Chesky also shares what services he hopes to make available next, how they're capitalizing on the high demand from the World Cup, and much more.
Instacart grocery delivery is launching in over 25 US cities.
Airbnb, facing tighter local regulations on short-term home rentals, announced Wednesday it is adding boutique hotels, car rentals and grocery delivery to its app in a bid to transform itself into a one-stop travel shop.
Airbnb's core business was letting users book a room or a whole property owned by someone else. In most cases, the host would be a house or a property owner, and you would get a stay with basic services such as a bed, a bath, and a kitchen.
Airbnb is becoming Airb-n-bigger.
The travel app ramped up hotel-booking options, along with car rentals and AI-enabled features, expecting the World Cup to drive record use.
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The home-sharing giant has hosted town halls and outreach events in Harlem, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Jamaica, Queens, according to a report.