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Airbnb resolves over 40% of guest issues without an agent, and Expedia powers over 30% of its self-service interactions with AI, with self-service already accounting for more than half of all Expedia contacts.

The article cites headline metrics from Airbnb and Expedia on automated resolution, then cautions that the two figures rest on different bases and shouldn't be ranked against each other. ✦ AI generated

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Airbnb reports that more than 40% of guest issues are resolved without an agent. Expedia reports that more than 30% of its self-service interactions are powered by AI, where self-service already accounts for more than half of all contacts. Those two figures rest on different bases, so a side-by-side ranking would mislead more than it informs.

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