Airbnb Inc posted strong fourth-quarter bookings and issued an upbeat revenue outlook, citing strong travel demand and growing adoption of its new flexible payment and booking options. Shares of Airbnb rose about 5 per cent in extended trading after closing at $115.96 in New York. Airbnb last year introduced a Reserve Now, Pay Later option in the US that has proved popular among guests and helped boost bookings in the fourth quarter, it said. The key metric of “nights and seats booked” grew 9.8 per cent in the fourth quarter to 121.9 million, far exceeding expectations. For the fourth quarter, the margin for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation and amortization was in line with analysts’ estimates.

Source: The Hindu February 13, 2026 06:54 UTC