Kayak and OpenTable Laid Off 80 Employees
Key Points
- Kayak and OpenTable laid off 80 employees, representing less than 5% of their workforce.
- The layoffs are part of a strategic shift to prioritize core product focus and ambitious plans.
- Affected employees were part of the travel and shared services teams of the companies.
Summary
Kayak and OpenTable, brands under Booking Holdings, have laid off 80 employees, which is less than 5% of their workforce. This decision is part of a strategic shift to prioritize core product focus and align with their ambitious plans. The layoffs affected employees in the travel and shared services teams.
Kayak and OpenTable, two Booking Holdings brands, laid off 80 employees, Skift has learned.
A spokesperson said that was less than 5% of their workforce.
"Like many other companies, we needed to make some difficult staffing changes as we sharpen our priorities," the spokesperson said. "We continue to have ambitious plans for our meta brands and are doubling down on our core product focus."
The employees affected were in the brands' travel and shared services teams, the company said.
Kayak has several metasearch, or comparison shopping, brands, including Kayak, Momondo and Hotelscombined, among others. OpenTable is Bookings' dining reservations platform.
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