Airbnb is introducing a non-public automotive pick-up service

Airbnb introduced Tuesday it’s increasing its providers characteristic with a brand new class for automotive pick-ups throughout 125 cities around the globe. The corporate is partnering with transportation firm Welcome Pickups to let customers ebook a non-public automotive service in cities together with Paris, Bali, and Mexico Metropolis.

The journey firm stated that it has been operating a pilot this yr in Europe and Asia, the place “1000’s of friends” used it with a mean score of 4.96. Airbnb stated that after you ebook a keep in a metropolis the place the service is obtainable, you will notice an choice to schedule a non-public cab to the itemizing within the Journeys tab of the Airbnb app. Customers can view their cab reservation particulars and make modifications instantly from the app.

“Airbnb Providers are designed to boost a visitor’s keep, and our partnership with Welcome Pickups delivers that from the second they arrive,” Dave Stephenson, chief enterprise officer at Airbnb, stated in a press release.

The corporate stated that it plans to develop this service to extra cities and places all year long. Airbnb launched its providers class final summer season alongside an enlargement into experiences. At the moment, it supplied 10 classes of providers permitting customers to ebook cooks, catering, ready meals, images, massages, spa therapy, private coaching, hair, nails, and make-up throughout eight international locations.

In November, the corporate introduced a partnership with Instacart to permit friends to order groceries earlier than and through their keep in choose cities within the U.S.

With the brand new characteristic rollout, Airbnb is shifting towards a full stack of service choices. The corporate has additionally been experimenting with letting users book hotel rooms.

Throughout its This fall 2025 earnings name, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky stated that the chance in motels is very large, and it’ll enable the platform to develop into part of a consumer’s journey, “it doesn’t matter what form of keep a visitor needs.”