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Booking Holdings breaks down private accommodation revenues for first time, now at 20% of total

By Mitra Sorrells | February 27, 2019

As part of its fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial report, Booking Holdings is disclosing details on Booking.com's alternative accommodations business, which now accounts for 20% of the... Read More

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Booking Holdings reports 200M room nights milestone during upbeat Q3 earnings

By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2018

Booking Holdings saw an acceleration in the rate of its room night growth in the third quarter of 2018, exceeding the high end of its guidance, driven by a delayed summer travel peak and improved... Read More

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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

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OTA Insight launches new parity tool for revenue management

By Mitra Sorrells | June 19, 2018

Hoteliers have a new tool to help them analyze and optimize distribution costs. Read More

Booking Holdings hits record $25B booking mark for a quarter

By Jill Menze | May 9, 2018

In the first quarter of 2018, Booking Holdings, formerly the Priceline Group, has reported significant financial growth despite a slowing of growth in bookings and room nights. Read More

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The state of influencer marketing for travel brands

By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2018

Photos, blog posts and other content shared by social media influencers can be an effective way for brands to communicate with consumers – particularly since surveys have found that between one-third to... Read More

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Booking Holdings reveals $12.7B revenue, goes lukewarm on Airbnb threat

By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2018

Booking Holdings – the new name for what was Priceline Group – showed significant growth across all sectors in 2017, with most key metrics up around 20%. Read More

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How innovation in audience data is changing travel metasearch

By Viewpoints | February 28, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Eric Bamberger, SVP, Hospitality, IgnitioneOne. In September, Guggenheim Securities posited that Priceline may be backing away from the hotel metasearch channel and instead Read More

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AmEx buys Mezi, embraces "do-it-for-me" model

By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2018

American Express has acquired artificial intelligence-powered assistant Mezi, which co-founder and CEO Swapnil Shinde says upends the current “DIY” trend of travel search and booking into a... Read More

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On Priceline ambitions, Muji moves, and more China travel trends...

By PhocusWire | January 29, 2018

For the past two weeks, major brands like Priceline, Marriott, Muji and Ctrip made moves in different directions; and statistics help paint an updated picture of China’s theme parks, corporate tra Read More

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QOTW: Something about being big and getting bigger

By PhocusWire | January 19, 2018

Quote from Glenn Fogel, CEO of the Priceline Group. Read More

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Online vs. offline: Where travel brands drive the most positive sentiment

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2018

Most online travel sites are generating better brand awareness via consumers’ face-to-face conversations than they are through social media, according to a report from Engagement Labs, which analyzes... Read More

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Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

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How travel giants are retaining confidence of investors

By Mitra Sorrells | January 4, 2018

The Priceline Group and Expedia Inc. are tipped for another strong year ahead, according to two independent financial analysts. Read More

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Top 10 travel technology and distribution stories of 2017

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017

It's that time of year again when we have a look back at some of the things that made an impact on travel technology and distribution in 2017 as well as gaze forward. Over the next few days in further Read More

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