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- Global
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- Nov 07, 2020
We believe in global scalability with local relevance.
- Facilitate
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are a bottom-up culture, and we need a communications platform that can facilitate that.
- Creating
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- Nov 07, 2020
The move to Internet-enable travel booking is creating massive convenience, efficiency, and savings for consumers.
- Adapt
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have many accommodation owners - people who own small hotels, villas and bungalows - and the digital economy has opened up a world of possibility for these business owners. Now, they can sell to and communicate with people around the world, and where Booking.com comes in is to help these accommodation owners adapt to the digital world.
- Online
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are more and more properties joining us to benefit from and leverage our global online marketing expertise.
- Choice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both business and leisure travellers are enjoying unprecedented levels of choice.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the one hand, you have markets such as Singapore and Thailand, with an extremely strong inbound booker market and a well-developed tourism industry. You also have markets that are just opening up to tourists, like Myanmar, that have massive growth potential and then markets that are extremely fragmented within themselves such as Indonesia.
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
India is a fast-growth market and is developing a lot. We continue to increase our partners here and make investments.
- Deploying
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- Nov 07, 2020
From our earliest days, Booking.com has been deploying technology to help strip the friction out of travel.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Friction still exists in travel, and we are on a quest to go even further to make the entire experience - from planning to staying and beyond - even easier with technology.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things like chatbots, machine learning tools, natural language processing, or sentiment analysis are applications of artificial intelligence that may one day profoundly change how we think about and transact in travel and local experiences.
- Employing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Employing women is good for business.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no point being at the airport longer than needed.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Japan is a very important market for us and has grown remarkably as one of the most popular travel destinations in the world.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Eventually, people should just say 'give me the best hotel in a certain date in a certain location.'
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
With any previous transition we made with technology, it hasn't been the case that we need less people.
- Fast
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- Nov 07, 2020
One in five of our customers books for business. But it's scaling very fast. As a result, we have tools for medium or small-sized companies to allow them set their price and give basic reporting functionality.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think companies need to take more ownership over the gender gap themselves because if everybody does that, then overall, it will improve.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
We know that companies which have more women in leadership positions have a better performance.
- Nov 07, 2020
As CEOs or board members, women are still underrepresented, and that gap is actually growing.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Booking travel is not like shopping or groceries or booking a restaurant. It's much less frequent, so understanding what works just takes a lot more time.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every customer is different, and the travel experience is completely fluid, but the end goal is to find the best solutions.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a woman, and I am proud to say that I work in technology. But I also recognise that the combination of those two facts puts me in the minority.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tech is a key driver of social and economic change, and around the world, women like me are transforming businesses, industries, and communities.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not only do we need more women in the technology sector, we also clearly need to refocus energy on improving gender equality in the global economy.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a misperception among job seekers that opportunities for women in tech exist only for those with coding or engineering experience. To be sure, technology firms do need women with these skills, but they also need women with expertise in other areas, like marketing and finance.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a company powered by technology and digital innovation, Booking.com believes strongly in ensuring equal access and opportunity for all within the technology sector.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
Recognizing that female participation in technology is lower than it should be, we are committed to bolstering female tech talent, eliminating obstacles and challenges they face, and fostering diversity.
- Determining
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education is crucial in determining which profession women will choose, so it's important to spark interest in technologies at an early age.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
If firms were made to hire according to quotas, it might optimize the percentage of women in the industry, but that doesn't necessarily translate into more quality products for the customer.
- Diversity
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have built out the diversity of our product teams, and we saw the caliber of our testing and experimentation improve significantly.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
We found we were able to create better, customer-centric product features more quickly with a more diverse product team.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
We will invest more into China to make sure that our brand gets more known to Chinese customers.
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
China's domestic travel is increasing, and that's why we are building our teams here in China.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a master at getting as much in a day as possible.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you run a global business, it's so important that you understand what happens in each place, and you can't do that remotely. I don't want to go anywhere and leave and not have seen the people who work for us. That doesn't feel good.
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I travel very light. I never want to check a bag. My only standards are a few sets of clothes, my white sneakers, my blue backpack, and my laptop. I don't have any special things otherwise.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Traveling changes you as a person. If you buy something, it's so different than if you put your money into traveling.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The culture of Booking.com has been very good for me because it's a culture where you're allowed to fail. When you think about taking risks, if it's OK to fail, you actually do a lot more. And you learn a lot quicker.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
From the early days, Booking.com has been disruptive. Our aim is to create the best product for our customers, and we do that through constant innovation and testing.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're afraid of failure or getting it wrong, you'll never truly innovate or disrupt the market.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people think we are a technology company, but we are totally customer-led.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was from an entrepreneurial family and very creative. She always pushed me to take risks, to do things I wouldn't have thought of.
- Booking
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- Nov 07, 2020
What always drove me was my curiosity. That's what made me join Booking and not be afraid to leave a very successful job and then go into a startup.
- Found
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found the Internet really fascinating.
- Booking
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mission of Booking is to empower people to experience the world. Whatever people want to do, wherever they want to go, they can book it with us.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
Eventually, we want to be able to say, whether in your own neighborhood or a city across the globe, our technology will be needed to break through barriers - whether it's money, time, languages, or simply choice.
- Early Days
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a few books I can recommend, but one you should read for sure is 'Do More Faster,' a book full of advice for young entrepreneurs. Looking back at the early days of Booking.com, I recognize a lot of things that feature in this the book - like 'fail fast, learn quickly.'
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Booking.com started with just a website, but we've always thought of our company as being more than just a website.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
An American customer can book in English all over the world, but also, somebody from Japan or China can book in their own language everywhere. We translate all of our content into these languages, and that's quite unique. We service our direct customers - the innkeepers - as well in their own language.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Using science to tell us what customers are looking for is second nature for us here.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Starting a business and building a product are not for the faint of heart. You have to learn to not let little disappointments get you down and to stay focused on the big picture.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
A long time ago, we had to build interfaces to connect with other companies, and I thought that was a great idea. The company had to pay a lot of money to build it and basically launched it, but our whole operating system almost broke. So, we couldn't continue it. In the end, I had to go on the train to Paris to explain that I had spent millions.
- Start
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you start very young and you start to work, you're going to fail. That's how you learn.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think there's ever a wrong answer as long as people are willing to learn, share. You're never done learning.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Technology's great, but you can only be as good in technology as your people are.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
We wanted to go much bigger than anybody else. That's why we've targeted so many countries.
- Europe
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the beginning of Booking.com, we were travelling around Europe a lot. Sometimes we'd do five cities in a week.
- Mission
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our mission is to empower people to experience the world.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Booking.com has been very good at performance marketing. That's how we grew our business.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of threats out there. Amazon can enter the travel market. Google could enter the accommodation space. But that is not something that we actively focus on.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are putting a lot of investments behind building customer loyalty. We need to make sure we keep investing in the right tech that will help customers. If we keep doing that well, we will keep progressing.
- Checking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you are checking luggage or bringing a carry-on, always weigh and measure your bags to make sure they are below the airline's size and weight restrictions. Excess baggage fees can be costly. Avoid all baggage fees by only bringing a carry-on.
- Blocks
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pack snacks. Food prices once you pass through airport security or within blocks of a major tourist attraction can be double the price. Pack travel-friendly snacks or visit a grocery store in the destination you are visiting to get a better price.
- European Countries
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- Nov 07, 2020
Understand tipping culture. Whereas Americans tip 15-20% when dining out, most European countries don't tip, as a service charge is typically included in the bill. Make sure you're not over-tipping by doing research before traveling.
- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
Instead of traveling on a weekend, begin your trip on a Tuesday or Wednesday, which are often the cheapest days to fly. Being flexible with timing can help with savings.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a company, we believe in free and open borders. We feel this best facilitates the exchange of cultural values and ideas.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020