Airbnb Shares Fall 6.2% as Meta's Muse Threatens Booking Model

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Airbnb shares fell 6.2% in the afternoon session after Barron's reported that Meta's Muse can make bookings itself, the transaction Airbnb charges for when a guest reserves a home. Anita Hamilton wrote that Airbnb and Booking were falling alongside Expedia because Muse can book flights and places to stay, the transaction those sites charge for. Booking was down 2.6% in Tuesday's session, according to Maeil Business Newspaper, and both stocks remained lower Wednesday with consumer internet down 4.92% at the open. The 5% to 10% case cited by Barron's is the scale investors are marking, though it is not evidence that share has already moved; a booking completed inside Muse rather than a referral back to Airbnb or Booking is the test. Airbnb's shares have had only 7 moves greater than 5% over the last year, and the stock is up 14.5% since the beginning of the year but still trades 20.1% below its 52-week high of $190.50 from August 2026.

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Consumer Discretionary▼ · 3 stocks
Airbnb Inc
ABNB
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

Meta's Muse can complete bookings itself, bypassing the transaction Airbnb charges for when guests reserve a home.

Booking Holdings Inc
BKNG
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

Booking was falling alongside Expedia because Meta's Muse can book flights and stays, the transaction those sites charge for.

Expedia Group Inc.
EXPE
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

Expedia was cited as falling alongside Airbnb and Booking as Muse can book flights and places to stay, the transaction those sites charge for.

Spatial Computing / AR/VR▲ · 1 stocks
Meta Platforms Inc.
META
▲ PositiveTechnologyrelevance

Meta's Muse can make bookings itself, a product capability that threatens the booking sites' transaction model.

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