Booking Holdings CEO: Competition with Airbnb and Growing Short-Term Rentals


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Booking Holdings now has 7.8 million short-term rental listings worldwide, but not enough in the U.S. That's an opportunity, the CEO said.

Booking Holdings' short-term rental business has been growing faster than Airbnb's, and the company’s CEO plans to keep that momentum going. 

“We absolutely believe that the homes area is a very important part of the business,” said Glenn Fogel, president and CEO of Booking Holdings, during the 2024 Skift Global Forum on Tuesday evening in New York City.

Booking Holdings is now selling two-thirds of the room nights for short-term rentals as Airbnb, and the company says it has grown the business faster than Airbn