Booking Holdings spends nearly $9 billion a year to reach travelers. Its CFO explains how AI is changing trip planning

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Ewout Steenbergen says the company is using AI to make travel more personalized and proactive.

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  • Reported by Fortune and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:05:02 UTC.

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  1. CEOs are threatening to take their jobs and their billions elsewhere. That leverage has limits

  2. Booking Holdings spends nearly $9 billion a year to reach travelers. Its CFO explains how AI is changing trip planning

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