# Glenn Fogel

> Glenn D. Fogel is president and CEO of Booking Holdings and CEO of Booking.com. He joined Priceline in February 2000, helped lead acquisitions including Booking.com, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable, and now focuses on coordinating travel services through the connected-trip strategy.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and President at Booking Holdings; Chief Executive Officer at Booking.com
- **Organizations:** Booking Holdings, Booking.com, Morgan Stanley
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Law degree, cum laude, Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Helped lead the acquisitions of Active Hotels and Booking.com., Led major strategic initiatives involving Agoda, Rentalcars.com, KAYAK and OpenTable., Advanced a connected-trip strategy spanning accommodation, flights, ground transportation and attractions.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2000** — Worked in software development, airline investment banking and asset-management trading.
- **2000-02** — Joined Priceline, now Booking Holdings.
- **2004** — Helped drive the acquisition of Active Hotels.
- **2005** — Helped drive the acquisition of Bookings B.V., later combined with Active Hotels as Booking.com.
- **2009-03** — Became executive vice president of corporate development.
- **2010-11** — Became head of worldwide strategy and planning.
- **2017-01** — Became president and CEO of the parent group.
- **2019-06** — Added the CEO role at Booking.com.

## Achievements

- Helped lead the acquisitions of Active Hotels and Booking.com.
- Led major strategic initiatives involving Agoda, Rentalcars.com, KAYAK and OpenTable.
- Advanced a connected-trip strategy spanning accommodation, flights, ground transportation and attractions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Booking Holdings reported Q2 2026 room nights of 325 million, gross bookings of $51.0 billion and revenue of $7.352 billion on August 4.
- **2026-02** — In a February 17 interview, discussed the connected-trip strategy, AI, payments and customer trust.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bookingholdings.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennfogel/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21