Booking.com B.V.
Budget
€1 — €250
EP Access
4
accredited persons
Staff
6
3.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
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/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.