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Airbnb introduces AI search, a social map and services to help users find homes
As part of its fall update, Airbnb is adding artificial intelligence (AI) search, a personalized travel map and new services to its app. The platform wants to make it easier to find a place to stay while providing additional hotel-like services during trips. The AI tools will launch first in the United States, but the company has not announced an exact date.
The new AI search is activated through a separate link. Users can find suitable homes using text or voice queries. Search filters change based on the query entered. For example, when the word “baby” is searched, the system highlights cribs, playgrounds, children’s books and toys. The AI also finds relevant features in listings and displays them more clearly. Users will be able to compare accommodations on their wish lists using brief information and reviews compiled by the AI. Artificial intelligence will also be used in search, filters, listing descriptions and customer support. Instead of creating a separate chatbot, Airbnb has chosen to update its existing search system. The company plans to improve the feature rapidly in the coming months. CEO Brian Chesky said the system must work without harming the platform’s $100 billion transaction volume. Another new feature is a social map called Travel Map. Here, users will be able to see the previous and upcoming trips of people in their contact lists, the homes where they stayed, the services they booked and the activities they joined. Users will also be able to read friends’ reviews, add their selections to their own wish lists and message them within the app. Users themselves will decide whether to share their trips and which information will be visible. Interactive maps will also display brief information about neighborhoods. The information will be collected from guest and host reviews, as well as other unnamed sources. This will make it easier for travelers to find nearby places to eat and things to do. Users can also find new trip ideas on the social map by viewing the previous choices of people they know. The Airbnb Services section is expanding its options to include meal and grocery delivery, express laundry and baby equipment rentals. Meal and grocery delivery will launch in Europe. In selected cities in the United States, Rinse will provide express laundry services, while BabyQuip will rent baby equipment. Boat rentals will also be available in South Florida, as will ski and snowboard equipment rentals in the French Alps.
The new AI search is activated through a separate link. Users can find suitable homes using text or voice queries. Search filters change based on the query entered. For example, when the word “baby” is searched, the system highlights cribs, playgrounds, children’s books and toys. The AI also finds relevant features in listings and displays them more clearly. Users will be able to compare accommodations on their wish lists using brief information and reviews compiled by the AI. Artificial intelligence will also be used in search, filters, listing descriptions and customer support. Instead of creating a separate chatbot, Airbnb has chosen to update its existing search system. The company plans to improve the feature rapidly in the coming months. CEO Brian Chesky said the system must work without harming the platform’s $100 billion transaction volume. Another new feature is a social map called Travel Map. Here, users will be able to see the previous and upcoming trips of people in their contact lists, the homes where they stayed, the services they booked and the activities they joined. Users will also be able to read friends’ reviews, add their selections to their own wish lists and message them within the app. Users themselves will decide whether to share their trips and which information will be visible. Interactive maps will also display brief information about neighborhoods. The information will be collected from guest and host reviews, as well as other unnamed sources. This will make it easier for travelers to find nearby places to eat and things to do. Users can also find new trip ideas on the social map by viewing the previous choices of people they know. The Airbnb Services section is expanding its options to include meal and grocery delivery, express laundry and baby equipment rentals. Meal and grocery delivery will launch in Europe. In selected cities in the United States, Rinse will provide express laundry services, while BabyQuip will rent baby equipment. Boat rentals will also be available in South Florida, as will ski and snowboard equipment rentals in the French Alps.