Uber adds hotel bookings in partnership with Expedia
It's the rideshare app's latest effort to become an everything app.
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Nothing says cultural immersion like ordering Uber Eats to the accommodation you booked through Uber while you’re Ubering there from the airport. This scenario became reality yesterday: Uber launched a hotel-booking feature for US users.
As part of the rideshare app’s latest effort to become an everything app:
- A new hotel tab lets you book Expedia accommodations on the Uber app, with Vrbo rentals coming later this year.
- Uber One subscribers can get discounts on bookings, including 10% back in Uber credits and up to 20% off some hotels.
- Regular users can apparently also get deals. A Washington Post travel reporter without Uber One said she booked a discounted Hilton room that was slightly cheaper than it would’ve been through Booking.com, Hotels.com, or the Hilton website.
Back scratch: Expedia said it’ll add Uber ride bookings to its app in June. This partnership was a long time coming—Uber’s current CEO previously led Expedia in the 2000s and 2010s, and Uber reportedly considered buying Expedia in 2024.
Other assistant-like offerings announced yesterday include: OpenAI-powered voice booking for rides, a room service-like feature for hotel-door deliveries, and, for Uber Black customers, the option to request that drivers have coffee or food waiting for them.—ML
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