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Booking Holdings Opens First Center of Excellence in Bucharest, Romania

The Center Will Employ Roles Focused on Cybersecurity, IT and Finance, Supporting the Brands of Booking Holdings

BUCHAREST, Romania December 8, 2021 — Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services, announced today the opening of a Center of Excellence, located in Bucharest, Romania. The Center serves as a hub for specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry best practices, software development and collaboration opportunities across Cybersecurity, IT and Finance functions for Booking Holdings and its various brands and business units including: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.

As travel continues to rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center will support the increasing demands of the Company’s business and growth. The Center will employ roles in Cybersecurity, Fraud Monitoring, and IT – including software development and Finance IT – among other functions.

As travel continues to rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center will support the increasing demands of the Company’s business and growth. The Center will employ roles in Cybersecurity, Fraud, IT, Finance and other functions.

“We believe there is a large, diversified and experienced talent pool in Bucharest, which is why we chose this location to launch our first ever Center of Excellence,” said Paulo Pisano, Chief Human Resources Officer for Booking Holdings. “Through this Center, we look forward to continuing to innovate and build towards our mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.”

The Center is operating under the legal entity, Booking Holdings Romania. Available positions can be found here.

About Booking Holdings Inc.
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through six primary consumer facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Rentalcars.com, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. For more information, visit BookingHoldings.com and follow us on Twitter @BookingHoldings.

About Booking Holdings Romania
Booking Holdings Romania is a Center of Excellence based in Bucharest, Romania and a legal entity of Booking Holdings Inc. The Center of Excellence provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry best practices, and collaboration opportunities across all of the Booking Holdings brands and business units.

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