Airbnb has spent much of 2026 folding AI into search, listing descriptions, and customer support. Now, in its Q3 2026 shareholder letter, the company says it's building a specialized AI agent meant to help guests plan and book trips, with a rollout planned for the first half of 2027.Airbnb doesn't think a traditional chatbot is the right way to plan a trip. Instead, it's developing a custom, AI-native experience that "builds the interface around your question." Rather than a chat window, the agent pulls from a library of hundreds of travel-specific elements - maps, photos, comparisons,...