Airbnb Experience Hackathon

Planning a trip often means piecing together flights, accommodations, and activities across different platforms. For a group project in The Business Potential of Generative AI, my team and I identified a customer experience gap between Airbnb ‘Stays’ (opens in new tab)↗ and ‘Experiences’ (opens in new tab)↗, its offering of activities hosted by locals. We imagined how those offerings could connect more naturally, making the transition from booking a stay to planning activities more intuitive.

Using Lovable and ChatGPT, we developed and tested five iterations of an AI-powered itinerary prototype. Early versions were functional but struggled to interpret trip details and offered generic recommendations. By refining prompts and integrating destination-specific information (weather data, flight info, etc.) we worked toward more useful, personalized itineraries.

Shortly after our course ended, Airbnb redesigned its app (opens in new tab)↗ to recommend experiences based on your stay and organize your bookings into a daily itinerary. Sound familiar? The announcement made its way into our group chat (link pending) pretty quickly.