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.

Would lack of tech execution at Expedia lead to an execution?
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Would lack of tech execution at Expedia lead to an execution?
By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2012
The high-stakes nature of Expedia Inc.'s bet on its new technology platform, dubbed E3, could be seen in the aftermath of its disappointing fourth quarter results. Read More
Booking.com and Yahoo up, Stuff down - Top New Zealand websites, February 4 2012
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Booking.com and Yahoo up, Stuff down - Top New Zealand websites, February 4 2012
By PhocusWire | February 9, 2012
Travel services from Yahoo in New Zealand and Booking.com increased their respective share of web traffic last week as Stuff lost its second spot. Read More
Strong showing for Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, January 28 2012
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Strong showing for Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, January 28 2012
By PhocusWire | February 3, 2012
Hotel Urbano has extended its lead in the destination and accommodation category last week, as well as seeing its position increase in the list of leading agencies in Brazil. Read More
TripAdvisor dominates hotel category - Top Canada travel sites, January 28 2012
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TripAdvisor dominates hotel category - Top Canada travel sites, January 28 2012
By PhocusWire | February 1, 2012
Three of out five leading positions in the list of top Canadian destination and accommodation websites now below to TripAdvisor. Read More
Is Booking.com the travel king of Google AdWords? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Is Booking.com the travel king of Google AdWords? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Dennis Schaal | January 30, 2012
Did Priceline's Booking.com spend the most among travel brands in Google AdWords in 2011? Read More
Why William Shatner Priceline Negotiator character had to die
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Why William Shatner Priceline Negotiator character had to die
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012
The Priceline Negotiator character, played by Star Trek legend William Shatner, had to die. Read More
Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More
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Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More
By Dennis Schaal | January 18, 2012
Booking.com and Expedia do battle for hotel share around the globe, and they and about 10 other aggregators are upping the competition as they compete for travel agency bookings in the new Travelport... Read More
Who wins in emerging online travel markets? Locals do
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Who wins in emerging online travel markets? Locals do
By Viewpoints | January 17, 2012
If we look at online travel around the globe, we can see that the four key global emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are showing substantially greater growth than the developed world. Read More
Lastminute.com extends opaque model to car hire and more, warns of OTA struggle
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Lastminute.com extends opaque model to car hire and more, warns of OTA struggle
By Kevin May | January 13, 2012
European online travel agency Lastminute.com has increased the number of products available on its Top Secret opaque model to car hire, theatre tickets and restaurants. Read More
Booking.com hovers close behind Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, January 7 2012
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Booking.com hovers close behind Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, January 7 2012
By PhocusWire | January 12, 2012
Hotel Urbano will be looking over its shoulder in the list of leading travel websites in Brazil as Booking.com moves to within a fraction of the market leader. Read More
TripAdvisor reigns supreme, WestJet extends lead - Top Canada travel sites, January 7 2012
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TripAdvisor reigns supreme, WestJet extends lead - Top Canada travel sites, January 7 2012
By PhocusWire | January 9, 2012
TripAdvisor sites in Canada are now capturing the same share of web traffic than seven of the other travel brands in the top ten combined. Read More
Expedia sees advantages in Google Hotel Finder participation
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Expedia sees advantages in Google Hotel Finder participation
By Dennis Schaal | January 6, 2012
Expedia is seeing some advantages in its Google Hotel Finder participation. Read More
ViaMichelin gains ground on EasyVoyage - Top France travel sites, December 17 2011
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ViaMichelin gains ground on EasyVoyage - Top France travel sites, December 17 2011
By PhocusWire | December 21, 2011
EasyVoyage's recent massive lead over second placed ViaMichelin is starting to erode, with the gap between the pair now reduced to 4% market share. Read More
Gap narrows between Wotif and Booking.com - Top Australia travel websites, November 26 2011
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Gap narrows between Wotif and Booking.com - Top Australia travel websites, November 26 2011
By PhocusWire | December 1, 2011
Booking.com is just 2% market share behind market leader Wotif in the list top travel websites in Australia. Read More
How to build a great team for an online travel agency in an emerging market
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How to build a great team for an online travel agency in an emerging market
By Viewpoints | November 29, 2011
Recruiting, motivating and retaining good people is the number one key success factor in building a technology company, particularly in the online travel industry. Read More
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