Booking Holdings Stock Price, News & Analysis

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) announced that Chief Financial Officer Ewout Steenbergen will speak at the Nasdaq 53rd Investor Conference in London on December 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM GMT.

A live audio cast will be available to the public at the company's investor events page and a replay will be posted approximately 24 hours after the presentation and remain available for 12 months.

VOICEplug AI and OpenTable (BKNG) announced a global integration on November 24, 2025 to automate phone-based reservations across 20 countries. The integration enables restaurants using both platforms to manage table reservations, group bookings, private-booking inquiries, cancellations, and waitlists via multilingual conversational voice AI while syncing real-time availability to OpenTable.

The solution offers 24/7 automated response, simultaneous call handling, instant confirmations, call analytics, and reduced staff workload during peak hours, all without altering existing restaurant workflows.

KAYAK holiday travel data (Nov 21, 2025) shows travel interest up 10% YoY while prices are largely stable or lower, offering more affordable options for the season.

Key price moves: international flights -7% YoY, domestic flights -1% YoY, U.S. rental cars -6%, and hotel rates roughly flat (+2% domestic / +5% international). Eastern Europe demand surged (Warsaw +73% YoY; Prague +65% YoY). KAYAK highlights top airfare drops (Tokyo -29%, Venice -18%, Helsinki -19%) and recommends specific cheapest departure days. KAYAK also launched an AI Mode conversational tool to simplify planning.

OpenTable (BKNG) released its 2026 Dining Trends Report on Nov 18, 2025, outlining how Americans dined in 2025 and what to expect in 2026.

Key findings: dining volume +8% YoY, average Americans expected to dine out 10 times/month in 2026, 55% plan to spend more on restaurants, and millennials plan to dine out 14 times/month. Usage of OpenTable's "Notify Me" tool rose 84% YoY. Experiential dining is up 46% YoY with pop-ups and collaborations up 34%. Trending menu mentions include matcha +88%, hand rolls +78%, and Basque cheesecake +44%. The report also notes increased interest in spontaneity and AI discovery tools.

OpenTable (BKNG) unveiled its 2025 Top 100 Restaurants in America on November 18, 2025, compiled from more than 10 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics from Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025.

The list covers 42 cities in 24 states and territories, highlights Chicago as the most-represented city (16% of honorees), and notes nearly 50% newcomers versus last year. Methodology weighted diner ratings, five-star share, reservation demand and other metrics; the list is presented A–Z by state.

WestJet and Rocket Travel by Agoda launched WestJet Hotels on November 13, 2025, a new hotel‑booking platform that lets WestJet customers and WestJet Rewards members book hotels worldwide and earn WestJet points.

Rocket Travel by Agoda will operate the platform end‑to‑end, providing access to more than 500,000 hotel options and managing search, booking and customer service. Members earn at least 2 WestJet points per dollar on bookings, with additional value for top‑tier members. The service targets WestJet travel corridors across North America, Europe and Asia to integrate hotel bookings with flight itineraries and deepen loyalty program engagement.

Priceline (NASDAQ:BKNG) announced that Brigit Zimmerman will become Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2026. Zimmerman has served as Priceline's Chief Commercial Officer since 2022 and joined the company in 2013 after earlier leadership experience at United Airlines and an MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Current CEO Brett Keller, who has been with Priceline for 26 years and CEO since 2016, will retire and continue as Special Advisor to the CEO until May 1, 2026. Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel commented on Zimmerman's commercial and innovation experience as relevant to Priceline's next chapter.

Priceline (BKNG) launched Cyber Week 2025, its largest annual travel sale running from Nov 10–Dec 2, 2025. Offers include mystery hotel coupons (8,000 at 99% off; 12,000 at 50% off; 20,000 at 25% off; remaining insiders 10% off), up to 60% off packages, 30% off hotels, 50% off select rental cars, and up to $2,000 cruise cash. Early VIP and cardmember perks include VIP Gold upgrades, 15–20% cardmember discounts, and multiple promo codes for extra savings on Hotel/Flight/Rental Express Deals® across Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Travel Tuesday. Season of Savings follows starting Dec 3. All deals available at Priceline.com and the Priceline app.

Hostie announced a strategic integration with OpenTable (BKNG) to automate diner calls and streamline reservations using AI voice and text across OpenTable’s global network.

Key features: voice and text reservations in 20+ languages, real-time operator alerts for special requests, automatic booking syncs, targeted texts for promotions, and full interaction transcripts. Hostie reports 81% call resolution without humans and a 97% CSAT. The product scaled from a five-restaurant pilot in 2024 to serve > 200 locations and has handled > 400,000 guest calls. Integration aims to reduce missed calls, cut staff booking time, and improve multilingual accessibility for diners.