Tech Giants Want to Own Your Summer Vacation

One thing not in short supply right now are product announcements in the online travel sector.

Over the past two weeks both

Airbnb


ABNB -5.77%

and

Uber Technologies


UBER -3.28%

have unveiled big, multipronged platform updates, ostensibly to better serve consumers and make them more comfortable using their platforms as pent-up travel demand surges. The changes are as crucial to their bottom lines as to travelers’ sanity.

A survey published earlier this month by the travel-guide site the Vacationer found that over 80% of Americans say they plan to travel this summer, 45% more than once.

Expedia Group’s


EXPE -6.02%

chief executive officer,

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