Booking Holdings

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Booking.com cuts workforce by a quarter as pandemic bites

By Kevin May | August 4, 2020

Almost 4,500 employees working for Booking.com are being laid off. Details about who and where will be figured out in the coming weeks. Read More

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Booking.com creates rebooking incentive with money back for travelers, waived commission for suppliers

By Mitra Sorrells | July 20, 2020

Booking.com’s new travel incentive gives customers a 15% reward if they rebook stays they had canceled. Read More

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How investors are taking the long view on opportunities in short-term rentals

By Linda Fox | July 15, 2020

Private accommodation has been hard hit by the pandemic, leading some in the investment community to ask whether the size of the opportunity will be as great when the travel industry recovers. Read More

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WATCH: Visualization of the early hit on digital travel revenues from coronavirus

By PhocusWire | July 8, 2020

The first signs of how much impact the crisis has hit the revenues of publicly traded companies became apparent when they released their first quarter earnings reports. Read More

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Booking.com wins brand name trademark case

By Kevin May | July 1, 2020

The travel giant had been refused a trademark of its flagship brand by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which claimed the term was "generic for the services at issue and is therefore... Read More

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Should national tourism portals be part of travel's recovery plan?

By Linda Fox | June 8, 2020

Many attempts to provide national tourism portals have fallen short in the past, some still believe they can succeed. Read More

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Booking Holdings Q1 gross bookings plummet 51%, total revenue down 19%

By Mitra Sorrells | May 7, 2020

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel says it will take "years - not quarters" for the travel industry to recover, as the company saw its gross bookings drop more than 50% in the first quarter of 2020. Read More

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InPhocus, episode 9 - Stuck in the middle with you

By PhocusWire | May 7, 2020

We discuss how brands that sit between consumers and suppliers have been dealt with a number of issues relating to cash flow and appeasing their commercial partners during the coronavirus outbreak. Read More

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Google takes initial hit from scaling back of travel search ads

By Kevin May | April 29, 2020

The search giant's parent Alphabet recorded its first quarter results of 2020 with a revenue increase of 13% year-over-year to $41.2 billion. Read More

Opinion / Online

How does a decimated activities sector find a route to recovery, part 1

By Peter Syme - 1000 Mile Journeys | April 23, 2020

The coronavirus crisis is affecting all aspects of the tours and activities sector - but some more than others. Read More

News / Technology

Booking.com, Properly pilot cleaning program for short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 21, 2020

The pilot is designed to help improve the cleaning scores of properties that do not meet Booking.com’s minimum cleanliness threshold. Read More

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Booking Holdings moves to support financial position into 2021 with capital-raising program

By Linda Fox | April 9, 2020

Booking Holdings updates the market on the impact of the coronavirus on the business. Read More

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Tracking declines in online travel web traffic as restrictions hit across the globe

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2020

SimilarWeb has marked a "pivot point" in website traffic to online travel companies when consumer and business behavior changed and traffic declined sharply. Read More

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Investors on travel survivors, pent-up demand and bailouts

By Linda Fox | April 2, 2020

Seeking Alpha asked some of its marketplace authors to comment on the outlook for travel stocks, the likelihood of travel returning to pre-coronavirus levels and the segments that might come... Read More