Post on 22-Jan-2018
A quick look at
Globally Scaled.
190+ offices
worldwide
1,400,000+ properties in 220+ countries
& territories
815,000+ instantly bookable VRs
43 languages supported in Customer and
Partner Services
15,000+ employees serving
demand and supply
1.4 million rooms nights
booked every 24 hours
120+ million reviews
from real guests
Locally Relevant.
A simple business model:
Flexibility & Optionality
100% free sign-up and enables
flexibility in usage.
Year-round global demandAccess demand searching to
discover our partners’ property.
Free online marketing
Worldwide exposure on website, mobile apps
and through 15,000+ distribution partners.
Content in up to 43 languages
We provide potential guests with information
about our properties in their local language.
24/7/365 multilingual assistanceDedicated live support team
around the clock.Straight-forward commission modelEntirely success-based.
No revenue, no booking fees.
Easy-to-use online toolsUser-friendly property extranet
(aka Connect) with Analytics,
Market Benchmarking, B.Suite
is to empower people to experience the world.
Our mission
Travel Predictions 2018
64% of travelers say they
would like to ‘try before they
buy’ with a virtual reality
preview
34% of travelers will
consider a holiday they
experienced as a child
36% of travelers want to
experience on-screen
locations from TV-series,
films and music videos.
44% will use travel
apps more often.
Source: Eight Travel Predictions for 2018, as Revealed by Booking.com
Now. 2020.
3.2 billion connected
people
7.6 billion connected
people
17 billion
connected objects
52 billion
connected objects
40% of search
done by voice
200 billion searches
per month by voice
source: Forbes
Why do we need Personalization?
Different People receive Different Offers . . .Example
Rachel, 36
Daniel, 41
Seeing Dress offersSeeing Movie offers
Same goes for our Ranking . . .
Millions of
visitors a day
with different
needs/
expectation
Each has their own
expectations,
preferences and habits -
resulting
in an almost infinite
list of possible
customer
experiences.
Contextualized
Search
Results
Our dynamic use of data
uses context to match user
behaviour to the right
accommodation mix.
~1.5 million
accommodation
partners offered
on our site
Every property is
unique, we want to
make sure each
one stands out
from the crowd.
So…
How does it all work?
Empower people to experience the world.
It starts with the People behind the business.
CS/AS
Support
15,000+
dedicated employees
Our Mission:
Partner
Services
Tech
Developers/
Designers
Marketing
Department
Product
Developers
Data
Experts
Other/
CorporateBookingSuite
Passionate people who love to travel…
Booking.com Values.
We believe in the
power of curiosity,
experimentation and
continuous learning.
We care more about
reaching our success
together than our
individual goals.
We are humble,
open and friendly,
knowing our diversity
gives us strength.
We embrace the
opportunity to improve
and understand that
success starts with
accountability and
ownership.
We thrive on
change.
Culture of Empowerment.
CEO
CTO / CPO
Middle ManagementImpediments &
Impact & results
Strategy & Great
Working
Environment
Product Development Teams
Travellers
● 150 different nationalities globally
● Over 60% female staff
● Booking Cares + Community Involvement
● Women in Technology
● Professional development + trainings
● BAM
Culture of diversity.
Culture of mobilization.
Booking Booster
Our approach to innovations:
Fail Quickly
Learn Fast
So…
What’s an experiment?
A/B
testing.
How hard
is it to
predict
customer
behavior?
Let’s vote!
Test 1.
A: No tabs opened from search results
B: New tab opened for each hotel clicked
C: No difference
Test 2.
A: No suggestions
B: Suggestions for alternative weeks
C: No difference
Test 3.
A: “Free cancellation, pay when you stay”
B: “Free cancellation – PAY LATER”
C: No difference
Test 4.
A: Price featured on the left side
B: Price featured in the middle
C: No difference
Thank you.