Grab and Nuitée, an AI-first travel technology company, have partnered to launch GrabStays, a new travel accommodation booking service within the Grab app that aims to facilitate convenient accommodation booking.
“Grab’s promise to be an intelligent everyday guide for millions in Southeast Asia doesn’t stop at one’s borders. With 200 million passengers moving through Southeast Asian airports annually, GrabStays helps make the regional travel experience more frictionless. By bridging the gap between mobility, payments, and accommodation, we are creating a more rewarding journey for consumers and a powerful engine for our partners to scale their reach within our ecosystem,” Paul-Eric Licari, regional head, Group Business Development at Grab, said.
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Nuitée’s global travel infrastructure powers the new booking service via an API-based integration, providing users access to its global hotel inventory.
Its benefits include:
- Access to competitive same-day rates from Nuitée’s global hotel inventory through GrabStays
- Discover and book travel accommodation easily within the Grab app, without creating new accounts or setting up payments.
- Earn GrabCoins and receive personalised Grab promotions across mobility, food, and travel services.
- Access GrabStays AI chatbot that provides detailed responses and helps users book accommodations based on their needs and preferences
- Surfaces other travel needs, such as ride bookings, once stay bookings are confirmed
Med Benmansour, founder and CEO of Nuitée, said: “This partnership demonstrates how travel can be delivered as infrastructure rather than a standalone product. By enabling embedded, programmable distribution, we support partners like Grab in integrating travel seamlessly into their existing ecosystems.”
GrabStays is set to launch in Singapore later this month, with plans to expand to additional markets across Southeast Asia in 2026.
