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Shares of online travel agency Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) fell 3.8% in the afternoon session after the European Commission initiated formal proceedings to determine whether the company breached the Digital Services Act.

The 11th edition of Booking.com's Travel Predictions reveals that Australian travellers in 2027 are rewriting the rules - booking by mood, choosing companions based on budget, and seeking experiences that surprise themselves and their friends. Based on insights from more than 28,000 travellers across 32 countries and territories, including over 1,000 from Australia, the 9 trends set to shape travel in 2027 include:
Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

In the latest trading session, Booking Holdings (BKNG) closed at $160.68, marking a +2.01% move from the previous day.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) today announced a planned $100M* investment in its new company Vayo, which is launching in private beta with a waitlist now open at vayo.com. Vayo is where your trips live: a personal travel agent that knows how you travel and makes every trip better before you have to ask. Unlike a chatbot that answers questions in walls of text or an AI assistant that completes individual tasks, Vayo holds every trip together and keeps working on it long after the planning is do
Booking ranked thirteenth in our 20-year performance screen. See the companies that outranked it over that measured window. Its long record now comes with a cash question: traveler payments can arrive before the stay and before Booking settles with accommodation providers. That timing helps fund operations, but part of the money carries a future payment […]
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Deepak Mathivanan maintains Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $220 to $170.

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q2 consumer internet earnings season.

OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant technology, and Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today announced a renewed agreement across the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The next phase will broaden the Visa Dining Collection in Mexico and Canada and deliver an expanded events program, giving eligible Visa cardholders more ways to discover and book memorable dining experiences across the three countries.
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.63% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.89%. Currently, Booking Holdings has a market capitalization of

Expedia (EXPE) stock has lost 13.7% over the past month, while the S&P 500 gained 0.6%. Yet one thing about the company has held for years: it keeps buying back its own stock. Expedia has 19.3% fewer shares than it had three years ago, and every share that remains owns a larger slice of the business. So what does that do for a shareholder.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) closed the most recent trading day at $160.26, moving 1.63% from the previous trading session.

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Truist Securities analyst Greg Miller maintains Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $242 to $216.

Booking Holdings (BKNG) earns a Buy: strong cash flow, merchant model growth, and AI disruption fears look overdone.

Among six travel and hotel companies, Booking (BKNG) keeps the most operating profit from each sales dollar and grows the second fastest. Its shares are the cheapest on an earnings basis among peers without a loss quarter in their earnings. A $10,000 holding bought a year ago is worth about $7,460 now. Is Booking stock worth more than these rivals, given what it delivers.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) looks undervalued at 16.25x P/E as bookings and EPS rise.

Emerald Wealth Partners, an independent asset and wealth management firm based in Zurich, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the “Growth Equity Strategy. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy highlighted a strong quarter for the portfolio amid a market rally increasingly shaped by AI-related themes. The strategy generated a […]

BTIG analyst Jake Fuller reiterates Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) with a Buy and maintains $250 price target.

Meta's new AI agent can book a flight or hotel room without ever visiting Expedia, Airbnb, or Booking Holdings, and Wall Street is now asking whether the aggregator business model has a future at all.

AI agents that shop, book trips and transact could pressure Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) and Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) while benefiting Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), according to investing commentator Joseph Carlson. "Automation is not the biggest risk...
Polaris Capital Management, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for “Global Equity Strategy”. The letter can be downloaded here. Global markets delivered strong gains during the quarter, supported by an AI-driven earnings rally despite elevated interest rates, inflation concerns, and geopolitical uncertainty. Polaris Global Equity Composite (net of fees) returned 13.26% […]

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.
School holidays often come with family itineraries, early starts and plans built around the children. But adults need a break too.
Digital travel platform Agoda has partnered with luxury hospitality management company Capella Hotel Group, bringing all the Group's luxury and lifestyle properties across Capella Hotels and Resorts and Patina Hotels & Resorts to the Agoda platform. This opens Capella's award-winning portfolio to Agoda's global customer base, making some of the world's most celebrated luxury stays easier to discover and book than ever before.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) closed at $164.22 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.55% move from the prior day.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the rapid adoption of Meta’s new autonomous AI assistant, Muse, sparked concerns over structural disruption to digital marketplaces and digital advertising revenues. Meta’s Muse rose to the top free-app position in U.S. app stores, Business Insider reported, driven by growing consumer interest in personal AI agents capable of researching products, booking travel, and completing forms across external websites. The Wall Street Journal reported
Digital travel platform Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern and Hoshino Resorts CEO Yoshiharu Hoshino recently convened at HOSHINOYA Tokyo, sharing insights on the successful first months of their partnership. The leaders highlighted the strong relationship formed through Agoda's serious commitment to feedback from Hoshino, fostering a collaboration grounded in continuous improvement and innovation.
Digital travel platform Agoda's latest accommodation search data reveals growing interest in India's spiritual destinations ahead of September, with several temple towns noting an increase in searches, alongside continued popularity of Southeast Asian cities.
Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential. However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.
Thai travelers are increasingly embracing extended overseas stays, according to accommodation search data from digital travel platform Agoda. For stays of 30 nights or longer, Da Nang, Bali, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, and Seoul ranked among the most-searched overseas destinations.
LONDON, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seville is the top trending destination among French travelers planning September and October trips, according to new KAYAK.fr data, as off-peak prices fuel interest in early autumn getaways. Economy return flights departing from France average €233 in September and October, compared with €345 in July and August—a 32% reduction. Average hotel prices are also down 14%. The fastest growing ‘Shoulder Season’ destinations, based on increased flight searches
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Booking Holdings (BKNG) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed that travelers across Southeast Asia are increasingly looking to their neighbors for more accessible trips in the first half of 2026, with Vietnam standing out as the region's biggest draw.
Expedia stock sinks on a bearish Morgan Stanley research note. Here’s why analyst Brian Nowak recommends caution in playing EXPE shares.
Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. (Headquarters: Singapore; CEO: Omri Morgenshtern), which operates the digital travel platform Agoda, has revealed insights into travel interest surrounding Japan's 2026 Silver Week, based on an analysis of accommodation searches by Japanese travelers during the holiday period compared to a recent regular travel period*. The data highlights how this year's unique calendar alignment is driving increased interest in travel, with domestic travel interest increasing by 120% an
Snowflake stock surged 16% in Thursday's trading session after the cloud-data leader crushed its Q2 expectations yesterday evening and raised its full-year outlook.
Booking Holdings' total yield, incorporating share buybacks, tops 7% -- and the stock is worth a closer look now.

Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. (Headquarters: Singapore; CEO: Omri Morgenshtern), which operates the digital travel platform Agoda, has analyzed accommodation search data for the period of one of Asia's leading sporting events to be held in Japan from September 19 to October 4, revealing growing travel interest in the Aichi-Nagoya area.
In the latest trading session, Booking Holdings (BKNG) closed at $199.6, marking a +2% move from the previous day.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.8% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.0%. Currently, Booking Holdings has a market capitalization of

Over the past six months, Booking has been a great trade, beating the S&P 500 by 5.5%. Its stock price has climbed to $196.08, representing a healthy 17.3% increase. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Booking Holdings (BKNG) stood at $158.38, denoting a -3.38% move from the preceding trading day.


Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) announced today that it intends to hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, November 3 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The event will be webcasted at ir.bookingholdings.com and the audio will be available for replay on the website for seven days thereafter.
