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" Booking.com started with just a website, but we've always thought of our company as being more than just a website. "

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" An American customer can book in English all over the world, but also, somebody from Japan or China can book in their own language everywhere. We translate all of our content into these languages, and that's quite unique. We service our direct customers - the innkeepers - as well in their own language. "

" What always drove me was my curiosity. That's what made me join Booking and not be afraid to leave a very successful job and then go into a startup. "

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" Typically, I get to the office around eight o'clock. I have a very mixed schedule, and I always try to keep time for things that are not planned. You need time for whatever might pop up in the week. "

" The culture of Booking.com has been very good for me because it's a culture where you're allowed to fail. When you think about taking risks, if it's OK to fail, you actually do a lot more. And you learn a lot quicker. "

" I think companies need to take more ownership over the gender gap themselves because if everybody does that, then overall, it will improve. "

" From the early days, Booking.com has been disruptive. Our aim is to create the best product for our customers, and we do that through constant innovation and testing. "

" Instead of traveling on a weekend, begin your trip on a Tuesday or Wednesday, which are often the cheapest days to fly. Being flexible with timing can help with savings. "

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" In the beginning of Booking.com, we were travelling around Europe a lot. Sometimes we'd do five cities in a week. "

" As a company, we believe in free and open borders. We feel this best facilitates the exchange of cultural values and ideas. "

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" A long time ago, we had to build interfaces to connect with other companies, and I thought that was a great idea. The company had to pay a lot of money to build it and basically launched it, but our whole operating system almost broke. So, we couldn't continue it. In the end, I had to go on the train to Paris to explain that I had spent millions. "

" My mother was from an entrepreneurial family and very creative. She always pushed me to take risks, to do things I wouldn't have thought of. "

" When you start very young and you start to work, you're going to fail. That's how you learn. "

" We wanted to go much bigger than anybody else. That's why we've targeted so many countries. "

" Booking.com has been very good at performance marketing. That's how we grew our business. "

" China's domestic travel is increasing, and that's why we are building our teams here in China. "