Booking

Booking.com, founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, has evolved into one of the leading digital travel companies worldwide. As part of Booking Holdings, it offers a comprehensive platform that connects millions of travelers with a diverse range of accommodations, including over 28 million listings spanning hotels, homes, and unique places. The service is available in 43 languages and operates in more than 220 countries and territories. Booking.com simplifies the travel experience by providing various options for transport, activities, and dining, all backed by 24/7 customer support. Its business model primarily generates revenue through transaction fees for online bookings, making it the largest online travel agency by sales. Through its various brands, including Agoda, OpenTable, and Rentalcars.com, Booking.com enables properties of all sizes to reach a global audience, facilitating growth for local partners and enhancing travelers' experiences.

Past deals in Tourism

Yanolja

Series D in 2019
Yanolja is a leisure platform that provides online accommodation and travel services. Its platform offers information regarding all aspects of travel including accommodation, leisure, and transportation that allow clients to book every type of hotel room from overseas. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

NotOnMap

Grant in 2019
NotOnMap is a social driven initiative generating alternative livelihood & minimizing unskilled migration from traditional villages with age old cultural value system. This migration happens not by choice but due to lack of modern influence, lack of so-called knowledge & education, exploitation by middle man OR not been provided with their share of ‘Travel Economy’. NotOnMap started working from those villages/houses where technology & travel influence has been minimal; and hence they have been cut off from getting their true share of economy. While big organizations are busy protecting ancient cities, palaces & monuments; NotOnMap is protecting the current lifestyle of neglected farmers which will be wiped out with time if not given due attention. NotOnMap is protecting & promoting the cultural heritage of India by keeping Tourism at the CORE; and we are doing it by creating new “Model Villages”, creating new destination for travel & curating places which matches our conceptual belief.

FareHarbor

Acquisition in 2018
FareHarbor Holdings, Inc. specializes in developing online booking software tailored for the tour and activity industry. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Denver, the company provides an enterprise-level reservation system that simplifies the booking process for activity and tourism businesses. Its platform features a central dashboard that allows users to manage various aspects of their operations, including real-time tracking of phone, in-store, and affiliate bookings. FareHarbor's mobile app enables seamless booking from any device, facilitating customer communication and digital transactions. The software also includes tools for automatic booking confirmation and custom reporting, alongside a competitive credit card processing rate. With a commitment to customer service, FareHarbor offers unlimited, 24/7 support to its users. As of 2018, FareHarbor operates as a subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc.

Momondo Group

Acquisition in 2017
Momondo Group provides travel search services for advertisers and consumers through its portfolio of websites and services. Their travel search services are offered through flight comparison, travel comparison, and deal publishing platforms to book flights through the application of technologies.

Hurb

Series E in 2015
Hurb is a technology platform that creates solutions to make travel easier and optimize everything possible. In the travel space business, the company sells 1 room night every 3 seconds and accounts for 1.56% (2020) of tourism GDP in Brazil. Its technology can be used to connect places, partners, users, locations, suppliers, disciplines and accesses, with over 20 million registered travellers, 35,000 destinations worldwide and more than 16 million followers on social media. Hurb is a global brand based in Rio de Janeiro that operates all over Brazil and overseas, with offices in Porto (Portugal) and soon in Montreal (Canada).

Rocketmiles

Acquisition in 2015
Rocketmiles is a startup that lets travelers earn frequent flier miles in major airline programs when booking hotel stays through its site. It was built with the sole purpose of helping people travel more and travel farther. They feature a premium, hand-picked hotels in each city that have been screened by their staff of experts.

KAYAK

Acquisition in 2013
KAYAK helps millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions. As one of the world’s leading travel search engines, KAYAK searches other sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. KAYAK offers a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK trips, explore, and price forecast. In addition, KAYAK also manages a portfolio of metasearch brands including: SWOODOO, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined that together process 6 billion queries across our platforms each year. KAYAK is part of Booking Holdings Inc. and operates sites in more than 60 countries and territories. KAYAK was launched in the US in 2004 by a team of industry leaders including Steve Hafner (CEO) a co-founder of Orbitz, Paul English (CTO) a former VP of technology at Intuit, Terrell Jones (Chairman), founder of Travelocity, and Greg Slyngstad (Director), a co-founder of Expedia.

Booking

Acquisition in 2004
Booking.com, founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, has evolved into a leading global digital travel company. It connects millions of travelers with a diverse range of accommodations, transport options, and experiences, offering over 28 million listings across various categories, including homes, apartments, and hotels. The platform operates in 43 languages and serves a global audience, enabling property owners to reach customers worldwide. Booking.com is part of a larger group that includes several other travel-related brands, providing a comprehensive suite of services, such as airline ticketing, car rentals, and restaurant reservations. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction fees from online bookings and offers 24/7 customer support to enhance the travel experience.

Travelweb

Acquisition in 2004
Travelweb.com, provides hotel accommodations and rates.
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