Google AI Mode enables direct hotel booking; Agoda named Eurovision Asia travel partner

Google has fully launched agentic hotel booking in Search's AI Mode in the U.S., with partners including Expedia, Booking.com, Hilton, and others. Users can search in natural language and book directly via Google Pay, with the hotel or OTA remaining merchant of record. AI Mode also adds flight price tracking and points/miles pricing. Separately, Agoda has been named Official Travel Partner for the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia, to be held in Bangkok on November 14, 2026.