Agoda

News / Online

Travel experiences platform KKday plots expansion following $70M injection

By Mileva Sapic | December 4, 2024

KKday plans to enhance its market position, invest in artificial intelligence and deepen its presence across the Asia-Pacific region with its latest investment. Read More

News / Technology

Next generation travel tech: How AI is reshaping the future of travel

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | November 25, 2024

The Global Travel Tech Think Tank discusses how generative AI, personalization and human-machine interfaces will shape the next generation of travel. Read More

News / Online

Agoda’s Robert Rosenstein on using AI to solve real problems

By Matthew Parsons | November 25, 2024

Agoda co-founder and chairman Robert Rosenstein discusses focusing on the less sexy side of AI in travel. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com says it is now in compliance with EU's DMA

By Morgan Hines | November 13, 2024

The company said the compliance update is the result after “months” of back and forth with the European Commission as well as other stakeholders. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings plans job cuts at Booking.com to drive efficiency

By Linda Fox | November 11, 2024

The company has not said how many jobs are expected to be lost at Booking.com or at what level or departments although it did refer to multiple jurisdictions. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings' connected trip transactions jump 40% year over year in Q3

By Morgan Hines | October 30, 2024

Booking Holdings brought in total revenue of $8 billion, a 9% increase compared to the same quarter last year, with 39% growth in airline tickets sold. Read More

News / Technology

Generative AI in travel - weighing the concerns versus the promise

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2024

Travel experts discussed the most exciting applications of generative AI at WiT Singapore while research from Amadeus flagged concerns around the technology. Read More

News / Online

How commerce media is catching on in travel

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2024

United, Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Priceline, Marriott and Uber have all established media networks in recent years and are earning significant revenue from them. Read More

News / Technology

Why Agoda's data strategy is more about the "science" than the data itself

By Linda Fox | October 16, 2024

Agoda's CTO and CPO discuss how they apply data science to improve processes and the knowledge gaps generative artificial intelligence has revealed for the OTA. Read More

News / Startups

Assessing travel tech investment trends in Asia

By Morgan Hines | October 15, 2024

Read what Tim Hughes at Agoda, Jeff Kim at Yanolja and Nicholas Cocks from Velocity Ventures have to say about investments in Asia. Read More

News / Technology

Agoda’s co-founder Rosenstein: AI will widen the gap between haves and have-nots in travel

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | September 19, 2024

Robert Rosenstein said that while smaller companies can be faster and more nimble, the fact is the biggest benefit of AI right now to increase productivity and cut staff plays to the big companies. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings' new CFO expects connected trip "is really there" in 3 to 5 years

By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2024

Ewout Steenbergen, chief financial officer at Bookings Holdings since March, called out the company's work in alternative accommodations and artificial intelligence and strong demand in Asia as key... Read More

News / Technology

Agoda’s human approach to learning and growing with AI

By D.J. Catron | September 5, 2024

Idan Zalzberg, Agoda’s chief technology officer, details how the company uses technology and especially generative AI in its pursuit to become a virtual “travel companion.” Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings touts alternative accommodation growth, success on social media

By Mitra Sorrells | August 1, 2024

Booking Holdings said its alternative accommodation business is growing faster than its overall business and now has 7.8 million listings globally, up about 11% year over year. Read More