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" There are more and more properties joining us to benefit from and leverage our global online marketing expertise. "
Gillian Tans
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" India has a sizeable chunk of the Asian travel market - both inbound and outbound travel. "
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" Using science to tell us what customers are looking for is second nature for us here. "
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" I've always been curious and taken many risks, but that is quite atypical for a woman. On the other hand, I think that's the only way to grow beyond yourself. "
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" On the one hand, you have markets such as Singapore and Thailand, with an extremely strong inbound booker market and a well-developed tourism industry. You also have markets that are just opening up to tourists, like Myanmar, that have massive growth potential and then markets that are extremely fragmented within themselves such as Indonesia. "
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" People always travel no matter what. "
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" We believe in global scalability with local relevance. "
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" As a company powered by technology and digital innovation, Booking.com believes strongly in ensuring equal access and opportunity for all within the technology sector. "
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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. "
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" There is a misperception among job seekers that opportunities for women in tech exist only for those with coding or engineering experience. To be sure, technology firms do need women with these skills, but they also need women with expertise in other areas, like marketing and finance. "
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" 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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" I travel very light. I never want to check a bag. My only standards are a few sets of clothes, my white sneakers, my blue backpack, and my laptop. I don't have any special things otherwise. "
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" China's domestic travel is increasing, and that's why we are building our teams here in China. "
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" Eventually, people should just say 'give me the best hotel in a certain date in a certain location.' "
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" The move to Internet-enable travel booking is creating massive convenience, efficiency, and savings for consumers. "
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" With any previous transition we made with technology, it hasn't been the case that we need less people. "
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" India is a fast-growth market and is developing a lot. We continue to increase our partners here and make investments. "
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" Both business and leisure travellers are enjoying unprecedented levels of choice. "
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" I found the Internet really fascinating. "
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" Every customer is different, and the travel experience is completely fluid, but the end goal is to find the best solutions. "
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" Japan is a very important market for us and has grown remarkably as one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. "
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" If you look around Booking.com, it's a very gender-balanced company. "
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" 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. "
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" We are a bottom-up culture, and we need a communications platform that can facilitate that. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" There's no point being at the airport longer than needed. "
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" 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. "
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" Travel is a combination of the personal and the emotional. "
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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. "
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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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