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Bookings Holdings CFO on creating a 'vertical' agentic experience
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December 9, 2025
Booking Holdings sees opportunity in consumers being able to keep their travel within one "agentic experience environment."
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Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel
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Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern discussed AI's impact on trip planning as well as behind the scenes.
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October 28, 2025
CEO Glenn Fogel conceded that it is still early, but the company is “very happy to be in the first wave of apps with OpenAI.”
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Booking Holdings reports strong Q2 results, growth in Europe, Asia
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July 29, 2025
Booking Holdings reported positive results with a rise in room nights, gross bookings and revenue, exceeding its own expectations, despite uncertainty.
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Ant International unveils AI-powered travel service Alipay+ Voyager
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July 2, 2025
Fliggy, Agoda and Trip.com are launch partners for Ant International's AI-powered travel agent.
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Agoda launches AI-powered vacation planner for Indian travelers
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June 4, 2025
The travel planner was built with Google's AI technology and is available until June 30 as part of a marketing campaign.
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OTA marketing spend rose in Q1 2025
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June 3, 2025
As Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group and Trip.com Group continue to up marketing spend, PhocusWire looks at what they're saying about these investments.
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Booking Holdings' Fogel bullish on agentic AI amid strong 2024 results
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February 20, 2025
Booking Holdings reported record revenue of $23.7 billion in 2024 and saw accelerated growth in room nights for alternative accommodations during the fourth quarter.
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The shifting loyalty landscape in travel
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February 4, 2025
Established travel companies and startups are taking a fresh look at what drives loyalty as behavior shifts and new technology offers ways to get closer to customers.
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“Self-destruction” to successful exit: How Brett Henry turned MG Group around
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January 28, 2025
Brett Henry is enthused about a singular goal of building the best B2B hospitality marketplace in a region that’s booming.
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Hotels saw average booking value increase through direct channels in '24
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January 22, 2025
Hotels continue to broaden their distribution mix with new B2B and B2C partners entering the rankings of top booking sources in SiteMinder's annual trends report.
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Why AI agents will supercharge, not bypass, OTAs
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January 6, 2025
Mario Gavira discusses how established online travel intermediaries could thrive in the era of agentic AI as they leverage the tech foundations and financial models they have spent years developing.
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Booking expects $450M in savings through "transformation"
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December 11, 2024
Booking Holdings CFO Ewout Steenbergen said the cost savings would help the company grow its top line, reduce complexity and reinvest in growth initiatives.
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