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Uber held its yearly merchandise showcase connected Wednesday, and nan institution had an absorbing update for those looking for a spot to remainder their caput for a nighttime aliases two. At Uber Go-Get, it emerged that edifice booking is coming to nan app. That action is disposable successful nan US starting today.
You tin get started by tapping nan Hotels fastener connected nan app's location screen. After punching successful your destination, you tin usage respective filters to find a edifice that suits your needs.
Uber teamed up pinch Expedia to make this happen. It offers entree to much than 700,000 hotels astir nan globe. There are coagulated perks for Uber One members, arsenic they'll get discounts and 10 percent of their booking costs backmost arsenic Uber credit. As such, you mightiness beryllium capable to screen Uber rides to and from nan airdrome astatine nary other cost.
That's not all, because Uber is moving into picnic rentals too. Listings from VRBO will beryllium added later this year.
There's different invited update for Uber One members. Starting connected June 1, they'll beryllium capable to usage Uber in installments they person via Uber One successful immoderate of nan dozens of countries wherever nan subscription is available. As it stands, in installments earned done Uber One tin only beryllium utilized successful nan subscriber's location country.
Uber's Travel Mode tells you really nan app useful wherever you are
Soon, erstwhile you're utilizing Uber aliases Uber Eats away from your location city, nan app will move into recreation mode. This is simply a caller characteristic that specifications what's different astir Uber (including pricing) and really it useful wherever you hap to be. Travel mode will besides connection up a curated database of recommended places successful nan area. Naturally, booking a thrust to 1 of those will beryllium a cinch. Dining recommendations are connected nan measurement to Uber Eats, arsenic good arsenic an action to make a preservation done OpenTable.
Elsewhere, nan institution revealed that, successful definite cities, you'll soon beryllium capable to bid a snack aliases beverage pinch an Uber Black ride. After booking a travel successful 1 of those vehicles pinch Uber Reserve, you tin pat an "add Uber Eats" punctual and prime thing to eat aliases drink. The driver will prime it up connected their measurement to you.
A characteristic called Shop for Me will seemingly alteration you to bargain things from immoderate store, moreover if it's not already connected nan Uber app. Look up a shop and picture what you want — you tin see photos excessively — and a shopper will look for it. Uber says this courier will request confirmation from you earlier they bargain nan item, for which you'll salary nan in-store price.
Additionally, Uber will soon connection an AI-powered sound booking action truthful you tin conscionable picture what you want aliases wherever you want to go. The institution has besides updated nan app to connection a unified hunt barroom for rides, food, groceries and ordering different items.
It's starting to consciousness for illustration if Uber were to someway adhd finance and societal features, it whitethorn conscionable go an app for everything earlier X does. Elon Musk has agelong wanted to move X into a WeChat-style "everything app."
