Travel affordability matters: how Booking.com helps consumers save and make informed choices
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Travel affordability matters: how Booking.com helps consumers save and make informed choices

What does it take for a family to afford a week away? Today, Eurostat estimates that for more than one in four Europeans the answer is that they can’t. Rising prices and tighter household budgets mean that millions are being priced out of the chance...

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Peter Lochbihler
Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com
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Peter Lochbihler
by Peter Lochbihler
12 December 2025Booking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Travel affordability matters: how Booking.com helps consumers save and make informed choices
Europe’s underappreciated superpower
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Europe’s underappreciated superpower

While Europe’s policymakers and opinion leaders obsess over semiconductors and clean tech, another economic engine is humming along with far less fanfare – and far greater local impact. In its forecast for the five-year period from 2024 to 2029, Oxf...

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Peter Lochbihler
by Peter Lochbihler
18 September 2025Booking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com
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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com

At Booking.com, we welcome the launch of the Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews for Tourism Accommodation, presented by Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Peter Lochbihler
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Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com
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Peter Lochbihler
by Peter Lochbihler
15 September 2025Booking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com
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Dutch consumer groups prepare legal action against Booking.com, alleging inflated hotel prices

Two Dutch consumer groups said on Wednesday they are seeking affected customers for a legal claim against Booking.com (BKNG.O), opens new tab, one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, over what they described as inflated hotel prices since...

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Dutch consumer groups prepare legal action against Booking.com, alleging inflated hotel prices27 June 2025reuters.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Dutch consumer groups prepare legal action against Booking.com, alleging inflated hotel prices
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Impact of new DMA legislation: Future of Google + hotels in Europe

The European Commission’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has made many headlines since it came into force. And its impact on hotel marketing is being discussed in all corners of the world. But how is it affecting hotels in reality? And what do hotels nee...

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Impact of new DMA legislation: Future of Google + hotels in Europe18 December 2024Cendyn™Online Travel Agencies (OTA)
Impact of new DMA legislation: Future of Google + hotels in Europe
Over Half of The Nation Feel Nostalgic For a 1980s Christmas - Relive The Magic With Booking.com in a Tinsel-Tastic London Home
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Over Half of The Nation Feel Nostalgic For a 1980s Christmas - Relive The Magic With Booking.com in a Tinsel-Tastic London Home

Known for helping people experience the world, this December, Booking.com is offering the chance to travel back in time, as it opens the doors to the ultimate 1980s Christmas home, bookable for a one-off stay.

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Over Half of The Nation Feel Nostalgic For a 1980s Christmas - Relive The Magic With Booking.com in a Tinsel-Tastic London Home 6 December 2024Booking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Over Half of The Nation Feel Nostalgic For a 1980s Christmas - Relive The Magic With Booking.com in a Tinsel-Tastic London Home
Europe’s Competitive Core: Empowering Small and Large Businesses Alike
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Europe’s Competitive Core: Empowering Small and Large Businesses Alike

The word competitiveness is emerging as a theme for the new European Commission, a guiding principle for economic development, and an alarm bell to spur political leaders across Europe’s capitals to action. It is right, and the report by Mario Dragh...

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by Peter Lochbihler
11 November 2024Booking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Europe’s Competitive Core: Empowering Small and Large Businesses Alike
HomeToGo Crowns Top Cities for Christmas Festivities Across US & Europe, Based on Search and Price Insights
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HomeToGo Crowns Top Cities for Christmas Festivities Across US & Europe, Based on Search and Price Insights

HomeToGo, the marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals, revealed the most popular and affordable Christmas celebration destinations across the U.S. and Europe, using exclusive search and price data. Whether travelers want t...

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HomeToGo Crowns Top Cities for Christmas Festivities Across US & Europe, Based on Search and Price Insights28 October 2024HomeToGoOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
HomeToGo Crowns Top Cities for Christmas Festivities Across US & Europe, Based on Search and Price Insights
SMEs in the driver’s seat: empowering Europe’s travel economy
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SMEs in the driver’s seat: empowering Europe’s travel economy

The travel industry is an essential pillar of the EU’s economy – accounting for roughly 10% of GDP and a similar share of employment. In many aspects, our sector doesn’t get the attention it deserves from policymakers, yet it is a key driver of EU c...

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by Inge Janssen
24 September 2024Booking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
SMEs in the driver’s seat: empowering Europe’s travel economy