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Uber wants to be your travel agent, concierge, and personal shopper next

Fast Company Tech Rob Pegoraro May 1, 2026
Uber wants to be your travel agent, concierge, and personal shopper next
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# Uber's Big Bet: Your Entire Trip, One App Uber is moving beyond just giving you rides—it now wants to handle your hotel bookings, restaurant reservations, and shopping through a single app, similar to how Airbnb expanded beyond just rentals. The company argues this saves you time by bundling travel services together, though it's unclear if using one app for everything actually benefits customers more than just being convenient for Uber's business. This strategy mirrors Elon Musk's failed attempt to turn X into an "everything app," raising questions about whether this approach will actually catch on.

The company that pulled onto the road nearly 16 years ago as UberCab increasingly seems less interested in driving than in what users do before and after summoning a ride through its app. The latest evidence of Uber’s shift toward becoming a broader services platform came at its Go-Get event this

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