Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Feb 2026 | Andreea Staicu Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views on Booking.com’s upskilling/reskilling training initiative and discussion on potential contribution to the European Commission’s objectives under the Sustainable Tourism Strategy. | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Andreea Staicu Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views on Booking.com’s upskilling/reskilling training initiative and discussion on potential contribution to the European Commission’s objectives under the Sustainable Tourism Strategy. | — |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Exchange of views | — |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Exchange of views | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Benjamin Angel Director | Physical meeting - Exchange on the current geopolitical environment on EU tax policy, European competitiveness and share Booking experience | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Maria Elena Scoppio Director | Physical meeting - Exchange on the current geopolitical environment on EU tax policy, European competitiveness and share Booking experience | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Sean Mernagh Cabinet member | Digital Markets Act (DMA), EU competition policy and travel industry trends | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - Exchange on the current geopolitical environment on EU tax policy, European competitiveness and share Booking experience | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Maria Elena Scoppio Director | Physical meeting - Exchange on the current geopolitical environment on EU tax policy, European competitiveness and share Booking experience | — |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Benjamin Angel Director | Physical meeting - Exchange on the current geopolitical environment on EU tax policy, European competitiveness and share Booking experience | — |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Sean Mernagh Cabinet member | Digital Markets Act (DMA), EU competition policy and travel industry trends | — |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Anna Vernet Cabinet member | Digital Markets Act (DMA), EU competition policy and travel industry trends | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - Exchange on the current geopolitical environment on EU tax policy, European competitiveness and share Booking experience | — |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | EU Digital Policy | SRC |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | EU Digital Policy | — |
| 01 Oct 2025 | Isabelle Perignon Director | exchange of views on Package Travel Directive and the Digital Fairness Act | SRC |
| 01 Oct 2025 | Isabelle Perignon Director | exchange of views on Package Travel Directive and the Digital Fairness Act | — |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Simplification | SRC |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Simplification | — |
| 14 May 2025 | Alvydas Stancikas Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the new research paper by Booking “Booking.com note on European competitiveness and regulation”. | SRC |
| 14 May 2025 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Simplification agenda and transatlantic relations | — |
| 14 May 2025 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Simplification agenda and transatlantic relations | SRC |
| 14 May 2025 | Alvydas Stancikas Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the new research paper by Booking “Booking.com note on European competitiveness and regulation”. | — |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Renate Nikolay Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on AI Act, DSA, enforcement cooperation, digital taxation. | SRC |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Renate Nikolay Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on AI Act, DSA, enforcement cooperation, digital taxation. | — |
Mission & Goals
Founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has grown from a small Dutch startup to one of the world’s leading digital travel companies. By investing in the technology that helps take the friction out of travel, Booking.com seamlessly connects millions of consumers with a range of travel offers. As one of the world’s largest travel marketplaces for both established brands and entrepreneurs of all sizes, Booking.com enables travel suppliers all over the world to reach a global audience and grow their businesses.
EU Legislative Interests
Digital policy, including initiatives linked to platform regulation, Competition, Consumer protection, Privacy/Data protection and data-related initiatives, Taxation, Payment Regulation, AI, initiatives linked to tourism such as Package Travel Directive and Passenger Rights Regulation as well as initiatives on sustainable tourism, STR-related regulation.
Communication Activities
https://bookingpublicaffairs.medium.com/ https://twitter.com/bookingcomPA Booking.com sponsored the Blue Economic Conference 2025 https://techforclimateaction.com/european-blue-economy/ Booking.com sponsored an event in collaboration with the ETC and the media partner Euronews in February 2025 to discuss ongoing trends and challenges of the travel and tourism sector. https://events.euronews.com/destination-europe-summit-2025? Booking.com Hosted a Brussels Events Week on Tech & Tourism at Bump https://luma.com/hoteleurope?period=past Booking.com sponsored the Blue Economic Conference 2026 https://events.theparliamentmagazine.eu/event/the-3rd-annual-european-blue-economy-conference/ Booking.com sponsored the Tech, Digital and AI Summit of the European Parliament https://events.theparliamentmagazine.eu/event/tech-digital-and-ai-summit-2/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EU Travel Tech Association https://eutraveltech.eu/ European Tech Alliance: http://eutechalliance.eu/ CERRE - Centre on Regulation in Europe https://cerre.eu/ Travalyst - https://travalyst.org/ Coalition for Trusted Reviews (CfTR) - https://www.coalitionfortrustedreviews.com/ Informal Marketplace Group (IMG) (V@T Policy) DotEurope https://doteurope.eu/ EHHA https://ehha.eu/ WFA https://wfanet.org/
Connected Legislation