Booking.com News

As a global leader in online accommodations and travel services, Booking.com continues to shape the digital travel experience through innovation, platform evolution, and strategic partnerships. PhocusWire delivers the latest Booking.com news to keep industry professionals informed on how this travel giant is adapting to shifting market dynamics and consumer expectations.

Key Booking.com updates, partnerships, and market trends

Follow developments in Booking.com’s core technology, loyalty strategies, and supplier relationships, along with its expansion into flights, experiences, and payments. Our reporting covers how the brand is responding to competitive pressures, regulatory environments, and the increasing demand for seamless, personalized travel.

Booking.com in a bind in Turkey over court row with domestic agencies
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Booking.com in a bind in Turkey over court row with domestic agencies
By Kevin May | March 30, 2017
Turkish authorities have ordered the temporary suspension for some of the operations at Booking.com in the country. The injunction was imposed by a court in Istanbul during an ongoing dispute with Read More
Direct bookings and web presence beat mobile and personalisation as hotel priorities
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Direct bookings and web presence beat mobile and personalisation as hotel priorities
By Kevin May | March 28, 2017
Game on - the top business focus for hotel owners this year is to increase their direct bookings and improve their online presence. The finding, indicated in the annual Global Hotel Business Index Read More
HundredRooms lands €4 million to push into new markets
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HundredRooms lands €4 million to push into new markets
By Kevin May | March 27, 2017
Vacation rental search engine HundredRooms has brought its total funding €11 million, with its eyes set on launching in more countries. The €4 million round was led by Seaya Ventures and featured p Read More
Ixigo confirms $15 million Series B, Paytm partners with booking.com
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Ixigo confirms $15 million Series B, Paytm partners with booking.com
By Martin Cowen | March 23, 2017
Indian travel search engine Ixigo.com has completed its $15 million Series B round after months of negotiation and rumour, with Sequoia Capital and Fosun Kinzon backing the raise. The participation Read More
Come on, Airbnb - consumers want you on online travel agencies
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Come on, Airbnb - consumers want you on online travel agencies
By Kevin May | March 21, 2017
The people have spoken - Airbnb listings should be integrated into traditional hotel search results. This is the view of the majority of 2,500 travellers in the US that were polled by travel indust Read More
Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals
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Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals
By Kevin May | March 9, 2017
Who says the drive to instant bookings on search engines can be hard (well, TripAdvisor, for starters) - in vacation rentals it appears to be working out very well. Vacation rental marketplace Trip Read More
Google can rejoice: Priceline Group spent $3.5 billion on PPC in 2016
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Google can rejoice: Priceline Group spent $3.5 billion on PPC in 2016
By Kevin May | February 28, 2017
No wonder travel companies find it hard to compete with the Priceline Group - the company splashed out a record $3.5 billion on marketing last year. Google was most likely the primary recipient of Read More
Priceline Group scores big in 2016 as bookings soar by 23%
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Priceline Group scores big in 2016 as bookings soar by 23%
By Kevin May | February 27, 2017
The Priceline Group made $10.7 billion in revenue in 2016 - up from $9.2 billion in 2015 - and has seen a 40% jump in adjusted EBITDA. Agency revenues made up $7.9 billion of the overall pie. Gr Read More
True cost of acquisition metric a long way off for hotels
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True cost of acquisition metric a long way off for hotels
By Kevin May | February 27, 2017
There is a belief by some that hotels should be able to select their distribution channels easily. A hotel owner or the channel manager wonks at chain level can measure which one performs well and Read More
Momondo was the first punch for new Priceline Group CEO - but what comes next?
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Momondo was the first punch for new Priceline Group CEO - but what comes next?
By Viewpoints | February 23, 2017
The Priceline Group’s purchase of Momondo for $550 million represents the company’s first acquisition of scale since buying OpenTable for $2.6 billion in 2014. It is also the newly appointed Glenn Read More
RedAwning launches host and manager tools as rental market grows up
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RedAwning launches host and manager tools as rental market grows up
By Kevin May | February 17, 2017
Another marker in the continued maturing of the vacation rental business this week with one of the big franchise owners launching a major digital service for owners. RedAwning, the 100,000-strong n Read More
TripAdvisor tipped for takeover (if it has a successful year)
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TripAdvisor tipped for takeover (if it has a successful year)
By Kevin May | February 15, 2017
TripAdvisor could find itself as a viable acquisition target if its financial results this week point to an upturn in its fortunes and strategy. Financial analysts claim the company is "starting to Read More
When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
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When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
By Kevin May | February 15, 2017
BidRoom is the same as countless other startups in the travel industry when they claim to be disrupting bookings or solving travel planning, etc. Many newbies coming into the sector often say they Read More
Booking.com to invest €2 million in green-friendly travel startups
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Booking.com to invest €2 million in green-friendly travel startups
By Kevin May | February 6, 2017
Booking.com has joined the travel startup accelerator trend by launching its own programme with a total fund of €2 million. The Priceline Group's own effort comes with a twist: it will only help an Read More
Carlson Wagonlit launches 3.0, a tech-led reinvention of corporate travel
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Carlson Wagonlit launches 3.0, a tech-led reinvention of corporate travel
By Kevin May | February 1, 2017
Carlson Wagonlit is going all out in a bid to reposition itself as a digital travel management company - labelling the initiative as "CWT 3.0". The move to overhaul its brand proposition, structure Read More
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