Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Taps AI Innovation to Enhance Booking Experiences

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) is one of the best beginner stocks to buy, according to analysts. On September 11 at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia + Technology Conference 2025, the company affirmed plans to expand its footprint as it also seeks to enhance customer experiences through technology.

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Taps AI Innovation to Enhance Booking Experiences

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Part of the plan entails leveraging artificial intelligence to enable personalized travel planning as part of the connected trip vision. The company is also exploring strategic collaborations with tech giants such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft as it seeks to develop advanced artificial intelligence tools. Additionally, it is enhancing investments in AI to improve customer service, product development, and marketing.

AI integration is a key step as Booking Holdings continues to capitalize on alternative bookings by combining traditional and alternative accommodations on a single platform and presenting them to consumers.

“We continue to grow. Again, it’s now a really sizable number of listings. We have 8.4 million listings at the end of the second quarter globally in alternative accommodations only. That grew 8% year over year. We’re very much focused on continuing to drive that growth,” said CFO Ewout Steenbergen.

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) is a global online travel services provider that helps people book accommodations, flights, car rentals, and other travel experiences through its family of brands like Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, and KAYAK.

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