Booking Holdings CEO Sees Greater Traveler Awareness in Alternative Accommodations
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Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the pandemic had no redeeming value. But his company will coincidentally be well-placed for the recovery thanks to the new consumer awareness of alternative lodging.
The pandemic has sped up consumer interest in alternative accommodations. The trend has solidified the advantage of online travel agencies offering a selection of both hotels, short-term rentals, and vacation rental side-by-side.
That's the word from Booking Holdings president and CEO Glenn Fogel, who spoke on Tuesday with Dennis Schaal, Skift's founding editor and executive editor, for Skift Global Forum.
https://youtu.be/8Y8Xacq7SO4Fogel said he hadn't been sure whether the pandemic would boost consumer intere
