Booking Holdings

News / Technology

VIDEO: FareHarbor on being acquired by Booking.com

By Kevin May | October 3, 2018

In what has been a transformative year for tours and activities, perhaps one development stood out more than any other. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com expands Experiences service, now in 60 cities worldwide

By Kevin May | September 10, 2018

Booking.com's effort to muscle in on tours and activities has taken another sizeable step with the launch of Booking Experiences in the U.S.. Read More

Interview / Online

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Glenn Fogel

By Phocuswire | September 7, 2018

Instrumental in building the online giant to what it is today from his role of SVP international to stepping up to take the helm just under two years ago, the Booking Holdings chief features in an... Read More

News / Online

Google breathes down the neck of Kayak in clicks sent to airlines

By Kevin May | September 5, 2018

Google is sending almost equal levels of traffic to airline websites as Kayak, following a massive increase for the search giant over the course of the last 12 months. Read More

News / Online

Is there enough room for another one-stop shop like Airbnb?

By Kevin May | August 29, 2018

It's worth remembering that Airbnb was the feisty little upstart of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry not too long ago - before it became a power player. Read More

Interview / Online

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Steve Hafner

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2018

Smart and never short of an opinion or two (or ten), Kayak's leader since the outset features in an executive interview at The Phocuswright Conference 2018. Read More

Opinion / Online

Online travel agency moves harming profitability: What hotels need to know

By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital | August 24, 2018

Two recent events in hotel distribution created a mild media buzz, but unfortunately were ignored by some hoteliers and quickly forgotten by the industry: Expedia’s Add‐On Advantage and Booking.Basic. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings closely monitoring paid channels as it builds direct strategy

By Linda Fox | August 9, 2018

Following the release of its Q2 financials, Booking Holdings says it's continuing its strategy of building its direct business as well as a wider travel offering. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings establishing hub in Manchester to grow ground transport division

By Linda Fox | August 8, 2018

As part of its experiences push, Booking Holdings is setting up a hub in Manchester, U.K., for its ground transportation division. Read More

News / Technology

Booking.com tests marketplace offering third party technology

By Linda Fox | July 19, 2018

Booking Holdings is piloting a service that offers access to third party technology platforms for its hotel customers. Read More

News / Online

Travel startups - pick your battles against the powerful wisely

By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura | July 19, 2018

The Phocuswright Conference in November this year comes at a point in the travel and hospitality industry life-cycle where challenger startups from 15-20 years ago are now the global incumbents. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jane Sun of Ctrip

By Jill Menze | July 17, 2018

Jane Sun joined Ctrip in 2005 and took the reins as CEO in 2016. As Ctrip grows globally, Sun sees opportunities in tours and activities for Chinese travelers and hopes to see international business... Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings invests $500M in Didi ground transport platform

July 17, 2018

Didi Chuxing has caught the eye of Booking Holdings, with a $500 million capital injection and a major strategic partnership. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com gets down to Basics, gets rates from other agencies

By Kevin May | July 10, 2018

In what could be a significant strategic development, Booking.com is now getting inventory and exclusive prices for hotels from other online travel agencies. Read More