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Google Expands AI Mode Worldwide as TikTok Tests In-App Hotel Booking and Trip.com Launches Trip.Planner

The latest rollouts push travelers from discovery to purchase inside a single app experience.

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Overview

  • Google extended AI Mode to 180+ countries with agent-like booking for restaurants, local appointments and event tickets, plus U.S. Labs tests tied to OpenTable, Resy, Tock, Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek and Booksy.
  • TikTok integrated Booking.com to let a 10% test group of U.S. users view hotel rates, reviews and availability and complete reservations in app, with confirmations delivered to the TikTok inbox.
  • TikTok introduced TikTok Go in the U.S., a creator program that lets eligible accounts with at least 1,000 followers earn commissions or vouchers by promoting hotels, restaurants and other venues.
  • Trip.com released Trip.Planner as an AI itinerary hub in select English-language markets, integrating flights, trains, hotels, restaurants and attractions with real-time data, an AI chat assistant and a canvas-style editor.
  • Ireckonu warned hotels against feeding guest data into public AI tools such as ChatGPT, urging private or enterprise models and stronger safeguards to reduce legal and trust risks under regimes like GDPR.