Sustainable Tourism
-- Via the 3-week Booking.com Booster Programme, promising startups will have a chance to pitch for grants of up to €500k
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(AMSTERDAM, February 6, 2017 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) Today Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travellers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, announced the launch of its new accelerator programme, Booking.com Booster. Designed to identify, mentor and fund enterprising startups from around the world that are seeking to have a positive impact on the global tourism industry, the 3-week programme taking place in June 2017 in Amsterdam will culminate in a chance to pitch for grants of up to €500,000 from Booking.com.
"At Booking.com, our mission is to empower people to experience more of the world," said Gillian Tans, CEO of Booking.com. "There are thousands of beautiful, unique destinations to explore in every corner of the globe, but that's not something we should take for granted. Through Booking.com Booster, we want to help ventures in sustainable tourism accelerate their growth in order to maximise the impact they can have globally."
To read the full release, visit Booking.com's global newsroom: https://globalnews.booking.com/bookingcom-launches-accelerator-programme-for-startups-in-sustainable-tourism/
About Booking.com:
Booking.com is the world leader in booking hotel and other accommodations online. It guarantees the best prices for any type of property - from small independents to five-star luxury. Guests can access the Booking.com website anytime, anywhere from their desktops, mobile phones and tablet devices, and they don't pay booking fees - ever. The Booking.com website is available in over 40 languages, offers over 1.1M hotels and accommodations including more than 579,000 vacation rental properties and covers over 105,000 destinations in 225 countries and territories worldwide. It features over 112M reviews written by guests after their stay, and attracts online visitors from both leisure and business markets around the globe. With 20 years of experience and a team of over 13,000 dedicated employees in 187 offices worldwide, Booking.com operates its own in-house customer service team, which is available 24/7 to assist guests in their native languages and ensure an exceptional customer experience.
Established in 1996, Booking.com B.V. owns and operates Booking.com(TM), and is part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN). Follow us on Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/bookingcom ], Google+ [https://plus.google.com/+Bookingcom ] and Pinterest [http://pinterest.com/bookingdotcom/ ], like us on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/bookingcom ], or learn more at http://www.booking.com.
CONTACT DETAILS:
For further information, contact the Booking.com Press Office:
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Source: Booking.com
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