History
Learn more about the key milestones of the world leader in online travel and related services.
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2023Booking Holdings is recognized on Forbes World's Top Companies for WomenBooking Holdings is named to Forbes World's Best EmployersBooking Holdings named to TIME's World's Best EmployersBooking Holdings is recognized on the USA TODAY America's Climate Leaders listBooking Holdings is ranked on Forbes America's Best Employers for Diversity listBooking.com's Travel Sustainable badge named to Fast Company's 2023 World Changing IdeasBooking Holdings is ranked on Fortune's World's Most Admired List
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2022Booking Holdings is ranked on Forbes' World's Best Employers ListBooking Holdings is ranked on the Fortune 500Booking Holdings is ranked on Fortune's World's Most Admired ListBooking Holdings is ranked on Forbes America’s Best Midsize EmployersBooking Holdings is ranked on Forbes Global 2000Booking Holdings launches its second Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, India
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2021Booking Holdings is ranked on Newsweek's Most Responsible Companies ListBooking Holdings is ranked on Fortune's World's Most Admired ListBooking Holdings launches its first Center of Excellence in Bucharest, RomaniaBooking Holdings acquires GetaroomBooking Holdings acquires Flyiin
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2020Booking Holdings is ranked on Fortune's World's Most Admired ListBooking Holdings is ranked on Forbes' Global 2000 ListBooking Holdings is ranked on Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity ListBooking Holdings closes out an unprecedented year that brought travel to a near halt with profits, generating nearly $880 million in adjusted EBITDABooking Holdings, across all of its brands, becomes operationally carbon neutral for the first time in company historyOpenTable announces Debby Soo as their new CEOBooking Holdings is forced to collectively lay off nearly 25% of its global workforce due to the ongoing impact of the pandemicOpenTable enables grocery stores to leverage their reservation technology to minimize long lines during lockdownBooking Holdings raises $4B through a debt offering to plan for the long-term impact from the pandemic on its businessThrough the first peak of the pandemic in March, Booking.com customer service agents navigated nearly 3x the number of inquiries a day that would typically occur during the peak pre-pandemic summer travel seasonBooking Holdings closes the majority of global offices within days and shifts to an almost entirely remote working environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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2019Booking Holdings' CEO, Glenn Fogel, is appointed to the role of CEO for Booking.com, in addition to his role as CEO and President for Booking HoldingsBooking.com announces its partnership with the Duke of Sussex and four other businesses to launch Travalyst, a bold new sustainable global travel initiativeBooking Holdings appoints two additional esteemed women executives to the Board of Executives, with 38% of the Board made up of womenBooking Holdings publishes its first Corporate Social Responsibility reportBooking.com was ranked #1 in the Financial Times' Most Diverse Employers in EuropeBooking Holdings was ranked on Fortune's 'Future 50' listBooking Holdings was ranked in the Wall Street Journal's list of 250 Best Managed CompaniesBooking Holdings was ranked on Forbes' Top Digital 100 Companies, Best Employers for New Grads, Global 2000 and Best Employers for Diversity listsBooking Holdings invests in Serko, a leading travel and expense technology solution platformBooking Holdings invests in Yanolja. the largest online travel platform in South KoreaBooking Holdings acquires Venga, a customer relationship management and marketing platform
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2018Priceline Group becomes Booking HoldingsBooking Holdings acquires FareharborBooking Holdings enters into a strategic partnership with Didi, the world's leading one-stop mobile transportation platformBooking Holdings enters into a strategic partnership with Grab, the leading on-demand transportation and mobile services platform in Southeast AsiaBooking Holdings acquires HotelsCombinedBooking Holdings was ranked on Fortune's 'Future 50' listBooking Holdings was ranked on Forbes' 'Best Employers for Women' list
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2017Glenn Fogel becomes Chief Executive Officer and President of The Priceline Group.Jeffery H. Boyd becomes Executive Chairman of the Priceline Group’s Board of Directors.The Priceline Group acquires Momondo Group, a leading European meta engine that offers flights.The Priceline Group is ranked #11 by Fortune in their inaugural Future 50 list.
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2016The Priceline Group is ranked by Fast Company as a “World’s Most Innovative” company.
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2015The Priceline Group is named by Forbes as one of the Top 25 Most Innovative Companies in the World.The Priceline Group acquires PriceMatch, a leading cloud-based data and analytics solution for hotels.The Priceline Group acquires RocketMiles, a Chicago-based company that allows travelers to book hotels while earning airline miles.The Priceline Group acquires ASDigital, a leading provider of restaurant table and reservation management solutions based in Australia.
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2014The Priceline Group acquires OpenTable.The Priceline Group is named a Fortune Most Admired Company.Priceline changes its name to The Priceline Group to reflect its evolution as a company with multiple independently-operated brands.
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2013Darren Huston is named Chief Executive Officer of Priceline.Jeffery H. Boyd becomes Chairman of the Priceline Board of Directors.Priceline acquires global travel search tech company KAYAK.
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2012Priceline launches Priceline Ventures to invest in small growth companies that align with strategic interests across the Priceline businesses.
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2010Priceline surpasses Expedia to become the world’s largest online hotel reservation service.Priceline acquires TravelJigsaw, a multinational rental car service which is known today as Rentalcars.com.
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2009Priceline is added to the S&P 500 Index.
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2007Priceline acquires agoda.com, an Asia-based leader in hotel accommodations.
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2005Priceline acquires Booking.com, the leading hotel booking website in Europe and world’s largest accommodations website today, and combines it with ActiveHotels.
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2004Priceline enters the retail hotel business by acquiring a majority stake in TravelWeb.Priceline acquires ActiveHotels.com, a leading online hotel booking service in Europe at the time.
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2003Priceline moves beyond its Name Your Own Price® service and enters the retail air space.
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2002Jeffery H. Boyd is named Chief Executive Officer of Priceline.
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2001Priceline becomes profitable.
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2000Priceline discontinues WebHouse Club, a venture housing Name Your Own Price® gasoline, groceries, mortgages and telephone services to refocus on travel.Priceline Founder Jay Walker steps down from Priceline Board of Directors.
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1999Priceline undergoes initial public offering and reaches $12.9 billion market value on the first day, the highest first day value for a corporation at the time.Priceline experiments with selling groceries and gasoline (WebHouse Club), long distance telephone service, home mortgages, secondhand goods, and new cars through its Name Your Own Price® service.
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1997Priceline Founder Jay Walker launches priceline.com with its famous Name Your Own Price® service.
