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OpenAI acquires AI travel agent Odessia and shuts down the service

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OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel-agent startup founded by Sonder co-founder Francis Davidson, and shut down the service the same day. Davidson announced the deal on X on 10 November.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-11-11 14:09 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI Buys Odessia: AI Travel Startup from Sonder's Founder Joins the ChatGPT Team
  2. 2026-11-11 06:06 · The Next Web
    OpenAI buys Odessia, the AI travel agent from Sonder’s founder

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