Hotels, boats and a new Travel Mode
Uber is widening its travel ambitions. The US company will introduce Uber Boat from June 2026 across five European countries — Croatia, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal — via a partnership with Click&Boat, the boat rental platform, showcasing a fleet of around 50,000 vessels. In France, destinations will include Annecy, Cannes, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Saint-Tropez and Toulon.
Beyond day-to-day mobility, Uber is turning to accommodation. In the United States, the company is adding hotel bookings through Expedia Group, giving users access to more than 700,000 properties worldwide, with Vrbo holiday rentals to follow later in 2026. Members of Uber One will receive additional benefits, including 20% off a rotating list of hotels and 10% of the booking value back in credits — a move designed to encourage repeat use of the app across the travel journey. Uber says the hotel component will roll out beyond the US in due course. The company is also launching a partnership with Accor that will allow customers in Europe and the Middle East to earn ALL Accor points on their Uber trips and Uber Eats orders.
One app to rule them all
With these announcements, Uber is pressing on with its ambition to become the single application for getting around, ordering and travelling. It is consolidating fragmented use cases — from urban transport and food to accommodation and now water-based activities — into one interface, leaning on specialist partners and loyalty mechanics. The aim is to simplify the user experience while capturing more value at each stage of the trip, from planning to hotel arrival.
To illustrate that approach, the new Travel Mode acts like a built-in concierge. It guides travellers through the busiest airports, serves up local recommendations and enables restaurant bookings via OpenTable. Uber is also offering its own take on “room service”, with delivery to the hotel door, including forgotten essentials. The service will debut in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia, with a gradual rollout planned. Uber has also reworked the “Where to?” bar to surface places, restaurants and services from Uber and Uber Eats in a single search field.
By combining service aggregation, loyalty and contextual guidance, the app aims to become the single interface meeting most traveller needs. Uber is looking to win them over with discounts and the rollout of Uber One International, which makes loyalty benefits cross-border: credits earned abroad can be used on return, while delivery and ride benefits remain in place.
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