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Booking Holdings beats earnings expectations, talks up AI potential

By D.J. Catron | May 2, 2024

First quarter revenues of $4.4 billion represented a 17% increase over the same period last year, and net income of $776 million was nearly three times higher than Q1 in 2023. Read More

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Trivago claims early success of brand marketing switch

By Linda Fox | May 1, 2024

Trivago reported a net loss for the quarter of €8.4 million compared with net profit of €9.9 million for Q1 2023. Read More

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A visual history of digital travel brands’ revenues since 1995

By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2024

Watch a visual progression of the quarterly revenues for publicly-traded digital travel companies dating back to 1995. Read More

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Booking.com drops "Travel Sustainable" program

By Linda Fox | March 26, 2024

Booking.com has removed its "Travel Sustainable" badge recognizing properties for sustainability efforts following discussions with the Netherlands Consumer and Markets Authority. Read More

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First Spain, now Italy investigates Booking.com for anti-competitive practices

By Mitra Sorrells | March 22, 2024

The Italian Competition Authority is investigating whether Booking.com's practices hinder competition and adversely affect other online travel agencies and consumers. Read More

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Exploring the travel payments landscape in Asia

By Linda Fox | March 20, 2024

PhocusWire discusses the complexities of travel payments in Asia with Agoda chief commercial officer Damien Pfirsch. Read More

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Online travel giants set new record for marketing spend in ‘23

By Mitra Sorrells | March 13, 2024

Expedia Group, Booking Holdings, Airbnb and Trip.com Group collectively spent $16.8 billion on sales and marketing in 2023 as they compete with one another and with suppliers enticing travelers to book... Read More

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Booking Holdings' Fogel calls for "smart regulations" in Europe

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2024

The company has had decisions from European lawmakers go against it in recent months, from its blocked acquisition of Etraveli to the threat of being tagged a digital gatekeeper under the looming... Read More

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Kayak launches image recognition tool to compare flight prices from a screenshot

By Derek Catron and Morgan Hines | March 5, 2024

Extensive training of ChatGPT’s AI model on Kayak’s database of billions of consumer travel queries helped produce the metasearch site’s new features. Read More

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Expedia, Booking, Amadeus join forces to address digital travel regulations

By Yeoh Siew Hoon – Web in Travel | February 29, 2024

The Global Travel Tech also includes eDreams Odigeo, Travelport and Skyscanner. They seek to address global concerns around anticipated regulatory changes affecting digital travel platforms. Read More

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Booking Holdings will appeal $530M fine by Spanish competition authority

By Mitra Sorrells | February 22, 2024

Booking Holdings reported its fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings late Thursday, with records across multiple financial metrics including revenue that soared 40% higher than 2019. Read More

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ITB Berlin: A strong focus on travel technology

By ITB Berlin | February 7, 2024

More than 30 international providers are presenting their forward-looking products and ideas in a total of five halls at the world’s leading travel trade show. Read More

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European regulators eye Booking.com under Digital Services Act

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2024

The European Commission has asked Booking.com and others for information as it determines whether the companies are complying with rules of the Digital Services Act that went into effect in November. Read More

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Bookings Holdings names new CFO to replace retiring Goulden

By Mitra Sorrells | December 13, 2023

Ewout Steenbergen will join the company in March as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He was most recently at S&P Global. Read More

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Hotels.com co-founder Bob Diener talks exits and opportunities

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2023

Bob Diener, Hotels.com co-founder and president, now co-founder and president of Travel Funders Network, visits the PhocusWire studio to discuss the changing online hotel landscape. Read More

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