How Airbnb plans to use AI to make travel more personalized for you

Let's face it: despite advancements in technology, booking travel can still be an onerous experience. Booking the right place to stay on most services and figuring out logistics still feels like it takes longer than it should. Airbnb Vice President of Engineering Mike Curtis envisions a day in the not-so-distant future when that doesn't have to be the case, when Airbnb offers heavily personalized experiences that include not just where you're staying, but other details also, including transportation and entertainment. All of it would be powered by rapidly-evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. "Imagine if one day, Airbnb wants to be able to offer a true end-to-end trip: it's personalized, and just right for you," Curtis suggested during an interview at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.