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" Many people think we are a technology company, but we are totally customer-led. "

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" The move to Internet-enable travel booking is creating massive convenience, efficiency, and savings for consumers. "

" 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. "

" Both business and leisure travellers are enjoying unprecedented levels of choice. "

" There's no point being at the airport longer than needed. "

" We have built out the diversity of our product teams, and we saw the caliber of our testing and experimentation improve significantly. "

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

" Eventually, people should just say 'give me the best hotel in a certain date in a certain location.' "

" Employing women is good for business. "

" Eventually, we want to be able to say, whether in your own neighborhood or a city across the globe, our technology will be needed to break through barriers - whether it's money, time, languages, or simply choice. "

" Technology's great, but you can only be as good in technology as your people are. "

" If you run a global business, it's so important that you understand what happens in each place, and you can't do that remotely. I don't want to go anywhere and leave and not have seen the people who work for us. That doesn't feel good. "

" Education is crucial in determining which profession women will choose, so it's important to spark interest in technologies at an early age. "

" 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. "

" India has a sizeable chunk of the Asian travel market - both inbound and outbound travel. "

" With any previous transition we made with technology, it hasn't been the case that we need less people. "

" Every customer is different, and the travel experience is completely fluid, but the end goal is to find the best solutions. "

" Travel is a combination of the personal and the emotional. "

" For me, it's about taking things that do not take a lot of space. Don't take a lot of shoes. I tend to pack a lot of dresses, for instance, because they take up less space. "

" I don't think there's ever a wrong answer as long as people are willing to learn, share. You're never done learning. "

" We are a bottom-up culture, and we need a communications platform that can facilitate that. "

" India is a fast-growth market and is developing a lot. We continue to increase our partners here and make investments. "

" Understand tipping culture. Whereas Americans tip 15-20% when dining out, most European countries don't tip, as a service charge is typically included in the bill. Make sure you're not over-tipping by doing research before traveling. "

" Pack snacks. Food prices once you pass through airport security or within blocks of a major tourist attraction can be double the price. Pack travel-friendly snacks or visit a grocery store in the destination you are visiting to get a better price. "

" 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. "

" We are putting a lot of investments behind building customer loyalty. We need to make sure we keep investing in the right tech that will help customers. If we keep doing that well, we will keep progressing. "

" Friction still exists in travel, and we are on a quest to go even further to make the entire experience - from planning to staying and beyond - even easier with technology. "

" As CEOs or board members, women are still underrepresented, and that gap is actually growing. "

" Traveling is an experience that you can always carry with you. It makes the world come together more so we understand each other better. "

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