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Booking.com announces €2.6m sustainable accommodation grant
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Booking.com opened its Booking booster program for 2020 yesterday, focusing on sustainable accommodation. This is the fourth iteration of the platform’s program, this year offering €2.6m worth of possible investment to start-ups, social enterprises, non-profits, and accommodations The focus on sustainability is backed by the platform’s market research on what its own customers want. […]
Booking.com launches Citybook app in London, Paris and Amsterdam
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew York: Digital travel platform Booking.com has announced the launch of a new companion app to its current services- Citybook. Designed to assist travellers once in their destination, providing curated recommendations, offers and discounts on food and activities, and providing helpful information for tourists to get accustomed to their surroundings. The app will also provide […]
NextPax and VTrips partnership bears major fruit
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Channel manager NextPax and vacation rental property management company VTrips announced a 600 per cent growth in booking rates through the Booking.com platform since their partnership began in 2018. This is also matched by a 35 per cent growth in content scores of VTrips properties. Formerly known as Vacation Rental Pros, before rebranding in 2018, VTrips […]
Booking.com and Google Nest renew partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmsterdam: Online travel agency Booking.com has announced a year-long partnership with Google Nest in order to build a more connected and seamless trip experience for travellers and hosts. The partnership will encompass offers and incentives for Booking.com customers as well as enhancements for partners that will facilitate a premium experience for guests. U.S. based travellers […]
Short Stay Show partners with Booking.com for 2020 event
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Short Stay Show, a leading event in the short stay hospitality and accommodation industry calendar, has announced Booking.com as its official 2020 presenting partner. Approaching its second year, the Short Stay Show seeks to highlight the opportunities arising from the high-growth short stay industry and its disruption to the wider travel and hospitality […]
China embracing home-sharing and sustainable travel trends
Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Booking.com chairwoman Gillian Tans has spoken about how China is embracing the growing global trend of home-sharing, as well as throwing its weight behind increasing sustainable travel initiatives. In an interview with the channel CNBC at the East Tech West Conference in Guangzhou , Tans said that the online travel agency is recording an […]
Booking.com reveals latest features and product enhancements
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Booking.com has launched a number of features, including tools and product enhancements, after feedback from its professional short-term rental partners to help them welcome more guests. The new features have been developed by a team of specialists who aim to ensure that rental partners deliver exceptional experiences to their guests. Speaking at the Vacation […]
Booking.com to headline the Short Stay Summit
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Quartz Smart Events has announced Booking.com as the headline partner for the newly launched Short Stay Summit which is opening on Friday 8 November 2019 in Barcelona. The Short Stay Summit is the latest addition to the growing Short Stay Show event portfolio which launched in London earlier this year. The Short Stay Show […]
Duke of Sussex and travel players join forces for Travalyst launch
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: HRH The Duke of Sussex has joined forces with TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner and Visa to launch Travalyst, a global partnership which advocates sustainable practices across the travel industry. The alliance was announced this week in Amsterdam with the aforementioned firms named as the founding partners of Travalyst and further companies and non-government groups […]
NoiseAware announces Booking.com partnership
Reading Time: 1 minuteUS: Noise monitoring company NoiseAware has announced its largest partnership with Booking.com to date. The partnership will provide Booking.com partners who list homes, apartments and other alternative accommodations with the chance to employ NoiseAware’s smart home noise detection technology at their property. Partners who create a new listing on Booking.com will receive a free monitoring […]