Tag: Booking.com
It’s goodbye Priceline Group, hello Booking Holdings
The Priceline Group is changing its name to Booking Holdings to better reflect its growing brand portfolio and to acknowledge the significance of its Booking.com service,...
Booking.com bot handles 30 per cent enquiries in less than five minutes
Booking.com is expanding its pilot on a service and support chatbot, the Booking Assistant, which is now available to English-language bookings and can handle 30...
Booking.com doubles support for tourism changemakers in 2018
Booking.com will dedicate €4 million (US$4.75 million) to tourism start-ups and changemakers through the Booking Booster Programme introduced this year, as well as two new...
Sri Lanka to levy booking tax on OTAs
After months of debate and discussion, Sri Lanka is finally imposing a tax on OTAs and online accommodation sites effective April 1, 2018.
The new...
Customer experience moves up on the OTA agenda
Online travel providers, often associated with inventory size rather than service, are increasingly fine-tuning the customer experience through methods ranging from tech-focused ones to...
Pop culture pilgrimage, mates escape on the up: Booking.com
Booking.com has released eight travel trend predictions for 2018, among which are an increase in pop culture-inspired travel and friends-based getaways.
According to booking.com, television shows, films, sport and...
Booking.com shows greater love for tourism start-ups
Booking.com is turning its attention to mentoring start-ups at that are at seed level with Booster Lab, an offshoot from its Booster programme launched in...
Vacation rental supplier RedAwning clinches US$40m funding
RedAwning.com, which supplies vacation rental properties to major online booking sites including Booking.com, has secured US$40 million from Boston-based Silversmith Capital Partners in exchange for...
