Airbnb adds hotels, car rentals. Chesky says app can become an 'Amazon for services'

Published on 5/20/2026, 7:57:08 PM

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In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Chesky, chief executive officer of Airbnb Inc., during the Airbnb annual product event in San Francisco, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the rental platform could become an Amazon for travel as the company adds hotels and new services in its latest push to become an everything app for vacationers.
"I imagine one day we'll have dozens, possibly even hundreds of categories, just like Amazon," CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.
"I think we can build a little bit, like an Amazon for services, at least for traveling and living." Airbnb on Wednesday added independent hotels and services such as car rentals, grocery delivery and luggage storage to its app, in its latest expansion beyond home rentals.
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Quick context: In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Chesky, chief executive officer of Airbnb Inc., during the Airbnb annual product event in San Francisco, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Published May 20, 2026.

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