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.

THack alumni update: Hitlist + Booking.com, TravenUp gets funding, Meet me Halfway is nearly there
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THack alumni update: Hitlist + Booking.com, TravenUp gets funding, Meet me Halfway is nearly there
By PhocusWire | January 29, 2016
Here at Tnooz, we’re always celebrating the evolution of the travel trade, and we have a special fondness for startups. What developers learn by building startups is invaluable to themselves and t Read More
MakeMyTrip sees triple-digit mobile growth
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MakeMyTrip sees triple-digit mobile growth
By Martin Cowen | January 29, 2016
MakeMyTrip's first earnings call since Ctrip's $180 million investment showed how strong its mobile and app business has become, with bosses even admitting mobile is growing "faster than we anticipate Read More
Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels
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Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels
By Kevin May | January 25, 2016
Hotels in the third biggest tourist market on the planet are starting to fight back against the dominance of online travel agencies. At least, this is the forecast contained within research from Ph Read More
Instant Booking: to list or not to list, that is the question
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Instant Booking: to list or not to list, that is the question
By Viewpoints | January 21, 2016
Perhaps the biggest dilemma for hotels this year is whether or not to participate in TripAdvisor's Instant Booking. NB This is a viewpoint by Pablo Delgado, CEO of Mirai. On one hand, the first Read More
Why you should never consider a travel planning startup
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Why you should never consider a travel planning startup
By Viewpoints | January 14, 2016
Having founded WorldMate and Desti (which also swallowed Plnnr), not a week goes by without me being approached by an entrepreneur who has started/is starting/is contemplating a travel startup. NB: Read More
TripAdvisor reaps benefits of Booking.com deal
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TripAdvisor reaps benefits of Booking.com deal
By Kevin May | January 12, 2016
The ink on the landmark partnership between TripAdvisor and Booking.com may only just be drying, but its effect is already being felt. The user review/metasearch site agreed in October 2015 to have Read More
Booking.com wants to capture consumer resolutions
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Booking.com wants to capture consumer resolutions
By Kevin May | January 6, 2016
If the turn of the New Year is all about marketing destinations to wannabe travellers, then the industry should always expect some quirky ideas to come forward. Step up, Booking.com, which today un Read More
Booking.com's COO on what's next for the travel dynamo
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Booking.com's COO on what's next for the travel dynamo
By Sean O'Neil | January 5, 2016
Tnooz recently spoke with Gillian Tans, chief operating officer (COO) of Booking.com in Amsterdam, to find out the latest about the world's largest online seller of hotel rooms. Tnooz: What was a b Read More
One in five hotel bookings on the web are cancelled
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One in five hotel bookings on the web are cancelled
By Kevin May | December 31, 2015
Some 19% of hotels that are booked online are cancelled before the guest arrives at the hotel, according to data provided by Dohop. The travel search business, which runs its hotel channel as an af Read More
Top10 falls out of the charts and into an early grave
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Top10 falls out of the charts and into an early grave
By Kevin May | December 24, 2015
No Christmas number one for Top10, the well-funded online hotel search provider, after confirming that it has closed down after four years of operations. The UK_based startup used review scores, lo Read More
Hotel watchdog comes down hard on Booking.com over best price strategy
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Hotel watchdog comes down hard on Booking.com over best price strategy
By Kevin May | December 23, 2015
A German regulator has ordered Booking.com to remove all "best price" clauses from its contracts with hotel properties in the country. The Bundeskartellamt (BKA), the German Federal Cartel Office, Read More
Since Expedia invested, CheckMate has sped up its rollout
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Since Expedia invested, CheckMate has sped up its rollout
By Sean O'Neil | December 21, 2015
Earlier this month, Expedia’s minority investment in hotel technology startup Alice made waves in the industry. But that wasn’t the first business-to-business (B2B) startup in hospitality that the Read More
Six questions (and answers) about the future of rate parity
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Six questions (and answers) about the future of rate parity
By Viewpoints | December 10, 2015
Attendees on a recent webinar hosted by Tnooz titled “Hotel pricing in a post-parity world” were asked to disclose how much of their business came from online travel agencies. NB This is viewpoint Read More
UPDATED: Booking.com rate widget threat worked (quite a lot)
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UPDATED: Booking.com rate widget threat worked (quite a lot)
By Kevin May | December 4, 2015
UPDATE:  Triptease says it actually turned off the content with its rates from Booking.com on the Price Check widget shortly after the legal letter was sent to hoteliers. It did not communicate Read More
Metasearch for vacation rentals gains momentum
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Metasearch for vacation rentals gains momentum
By Kevin May | November 26, 2015
As the online travel agency giants start taking vacation rentals extremely seriously it's hardly a surprise that metasearch engines are hoping they can also capitalise. And if this week is anything Read More
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