Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia have each built distinct AI support architectures reflecting different beliefs about where travel support is hardest: Airbnb bets on autonomous adjudication, Booking on communication and a briefed handoff, and Expedia on correctly routed scale.

The author argues the three platforms diverge in strategy, each encoding a different belief about which part of travel support is hardest to automate. ✦ AI generated

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Airbnb bet on autonomous adjudication, Booking on communication and a briefed handoff, and Expedia on correctly routed scale, with each placement reflecting a different view of where travel support is hardest.

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