Booking Com news and trends

Expedia Tops Travel App Provider Ranking Ahead of Busy Season
Travel Payments // November 27, 2024

It’s fitting to look at PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps, considering this week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel sector based on the number of downloads and average users,...

US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com
Partnerships // November 18, 2024

U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars and hotels via Rocket Travel by Agoda’s booking technology and travel planning expertise. “Whether paying...

Booking.com Gets ‘Gatekeeper’ Status Under Digital Markets Act
Regulation // November 14, 2024

European regulators say Booking.com must comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Nov. 13) that Booking Holdings — the travel website’s parent — had been designated as a “gatekeeper” under the DMA and must make sure the company adheres to...

Booking.com Parent Eyes Job Cuts Amid Larger Reorg Plan
Travel Payments // November 10, 2024

Booking.com is conducting a companywide review that could lead to job cuts. The online travel agency’s parent said in a Friday (Nov. 8) regulatory filing that this review would include “an expected workforce reduction,” as well as cost reductions like looking for real estate savings...

Interviews & Exclusives
Expedia Tops Travel App Provider Ranking Ahead of Busy Season

November 27, 2024
It’s fitting to look at PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps, considering this week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel sector based on the number of downloads and average users, as well as other metrics. The best travel apps provide […]

Consumers See Summer Travel as Essential but Look for Bargains

May 22, 2023
Despite earnings losses, carriers predict soaring demand as the United States enters the summer travel season. Airlines’ summer flight forecasts range from rosy to hesitant after a disappointing holiday travel season, The...

Invisible Payments Are the Driving Force That Transforms and Connects Ecosystems

November 02, 2022
Consumers all over the world are conducting more of their routine activities using digital methods, whether that’s booking trips, buying food, gassing up the car, shopping for any number of...

Indian Consumers Seek Relief From Cross-Border Education, Travel Payments Friction

August 29, 2022
The great reopening is upon us: Travel is surging, airports are crowded and railways are congested. Cross-border travel is seeing a snapback. Students are going back to school in person,...

Quick Reads
Booking CFO: Inflation Continues to Scare US Travelers

December 17, 2024
Booking.com says the impact of inflation continues to hamstring the U.S. travel industry. Demand is down as cautious consumers hold off on making their vacation plans, Ewout Steenbergen, the online travel platform’s finance chief, told Bloomberg News in an interview published Tuesday (Dec. 17). “We haven’t seen so much of a movement in the U.S. […]

US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com

November 18, 2024
U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars...

Booking.com Gets ‘Gatekeeper’ Status Under Digital Markets Act

November 14, 2024
European regulators say Booking.com must comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Nov. 13) that Booking Holdings — the travel website’s parent — had...

Booking.com Parent Eyes Job Cuts Amid Larger Reorg Plan

November 10, 2024
Booking.com is conducting a companywide review that could lead to job cuts. The online travel agency’s parent said in a Friday (Nov. 8) regulatory filing that this review would include...