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Booking treats communication friction between guests and hosts as the primary problem, prioritizing briefed human handoffs and AI-drafted partner replies over full autonomous case resolution.

Booking.com's strategy centers on briefing agents in advance and equipping hosts with AI-drafted replies, reflecting a belief that closing the communication gap matters more than resolving cases without any human. ✦ AI generated

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Booking solves the problem differently. Its emphasis on briefing the human agent and on drafting replies for partners treats communication as the primary friction. The implied belief is that a great deal of support volume is people struggling to reach each other, a guest with a question and a host with the answer.

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