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.

TripAdvisor closes in on top spot - Top Brazil travel websites, November 2012
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TripAdvisor closes in on top spot - Top Brazil travel websites, November 2012
By PhocusWire | December 11, 2012
Booking.com is in danger of losing its coveted prime position at the top of the leading travel websites in Brazil to user review giant TripAdvisor. Read More
Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel
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Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel
By Kevin May | November 30, 2012
Agoda has taken no time at all in trying to mop up affiliates that have potentially lost out as a result of the closure of Kuoni-owned Octopus Travel. Read More
Agoda secures commanding lead over rivals - Top New Zealand travel websites, October 2012
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Agoda secures commanding lead over rivals - Top New Zealand travel websites, October 2012
By PhocusWire | November 20, 2012
Further good news for accommodation provider Agoda as it turns its modest lead over the likes of TripAdvisor into an increasingly dominant position. Read More
Gogobot looks to bolster product search and booking tools for hotels, but flights remain tricky
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Gogobot looks to bolster product search and booking tools for hotels, but flights remain tricky
By Kevin May | November 13, 2012
Ramping up of the revenue-generating options for Gogobot with news of new hotel search and booking tools and a deal with OpenTable for restaurants. Read More
TripAdvisor extends lead at the top - Top Canada travel websites, October 2012
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TripAdvisor extends lead at the top - Top Canada travel websites, October 2012
By PhocusWire | November 12, 2012
User review giant TripAdvisor has added further market share to its number one position in the list of leading travel websites in Canada. Read More
Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 11, 2012
In 2008, Delta announced its long awaited marriage to Northwest Airlines. In doing so it started in motion a chain of events that continues to define the market for the distribution of air products. Read More
Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
By Evan Konwiser | November 8, 2012
Priceline is acquiring Kayak for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Yes, read it again. While unexpected, interestingly the news does not fundamentally tell us anything about the industry. Read More
Booking.com and Skyscanner check in with first Windows 8 apps
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Booking.com and Skyscanner check in with first Windows 8 apps
By Linda Fox | October 31, 2012
Booking.com's first foray on to the Windows 8 platform comes as no surprise given the sales it is already seeing via its mobile website and existing applications. Read More
The Scan: Booking.com enables Passbook via its iPhone app, and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Booking.com enables Passbook via its iPhone app, and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 16, 2012
Booking.com, Apple, Amazon, Priceline, TripAdvisor, Flight Centre, Travelfusion, and vStream Digital Media all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 16 October. Read More
Booking.com says it isn’t harming hotel owners by putting canceled rooms up for resale
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Booking.com says it isn’t harming hotel owners by putting canceled rooms up for resale
By Sean O'Neil | October 15, 2012
Booking.com and hotel owners and vie to resell canceled rooms. Read More
As the Asian tech powerhouse continues to grow, can offline travel agents compete?
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As the Asian tech powerhouse continues to grow, can offline travel agents compete?
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 14, 2012
While air passenger volumes have started moderating in the second half of the year, Asia’s still the best place to be at right now when it comes to growth compared to the rest of the world. Read More
Could Booking.com be a good parent to the new .hotels domain extension?
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Could Booking.com be a good parent to the new .hotels domain extension?
By Linda Fox | October 3, 2012
The coming weeks could see Booking.com given the go ahead by ICANN for the .HOTELS top level domain. Read More
Why Priceline's purchase of Booking.com was the most profitable travel deal of the 2000s
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Why Priceline's purchase of Booking.com was the most profitable travel deal of the 2000s
By Sean O'Neil | October 2, 2012
One analyst says the company ought to rename itself Booking.com, given how much the acquisition catapulted The Priceline Group from a profit of $10 million in 2003 to a profit of $1.1 billion last year. Read More
Agoda swoops in over TripAdvisor - Top New Zealand travel websites, August 2012
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Agoda swoops in over TripAdvisor - Top New Zealand travel websites, August 2012
By PhocusWire | September 13, 2012
More good news for Agoda after its recent surge in Australia by also sweeping in to also take top spot in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand. Read More
Agoda (almost) beats TripAdvisor - Top Australia travel websites, August 2012
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Agoda (almost) beats TripAdvisor - Top Australia travel websites, August 2012
By PhocusWire | September 11, 2012
Agoda passed TripAdvisor at the top of the leading travel websites in Australia - but still has some way to go if global sites are included in market share data. Read More
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