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Airbnb is further expanding business beyond accommodations. The hospitality company just launched new trip-planning features. Users can now add co-travelers to trips and coordinate with collaboration features for group travel. A sneak peek of the features was given at a recent meeting at the company’s headquarters. The co-travelers feature will let Airbnb users send invites…

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Airbnb is further expanding business beyond accommodations. The hospitality company just launched new trip-planning features. Users can now add co-travelers to trips and coordinate with collaboration features for group travel. A sneak peek of the features was given at a recent meeting at the company’s headquarters.

The co-travelers feature will let Airbnb users send invites to people joining their trip. The function will let everyone add ideas to a master list. This can range from picking homes, experiences and restaurant choices. There has still been no official statement about launching these new additions.

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