Industry leaders have raised questions over Airbnb’s announcement that it will now be offering “whole trips”, as the sharing platform also revealed plans to add flights into the booking process in future.
Airbnb, which has traditionally provided only accommodation, announced last week the launch of Airbnb Trips, offering around 500 experiences in 12 cities.
It will initially focus on three key sections – Experiences, Places and Homes, with Flights and Services to be added in the future.
The move follows a recent tie-up with Lufthansa, which saw the company selling flights for a one-off period July and August, as reported by TTG.
A spokesperson for Airbnb told TTG there was “no additional information” it could share on Flights, “as that development is way in the future”.
However the firm said: “Airbnb’s vision is to ultimately cater for every aspect of a trip”.
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