Pick Your Perfect Stay as Booking.com Adds its 600,000th Property

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AMSTERDAM, Feb.18 / PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

From apartments, boats and castles to treehouses, villas and yurts, the type of

accommodation listed on Booking.com today is more diverse than ever

    Today Booking.com, the world leader in booking accommodation online and

part of The Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), announces the addition of its

600,000th property http://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/la-croix-farmhouse.html in

Bouteilles-Saint-Sebastien, France. Giving Booking.com customers - be they solo

travellers on a budget, couples, families or business travellers - even more

variety and choice, this milestone marks Booking.com's increasing diversity of

accommodation in locations that span the globe.

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On any day, over a million people are enjoying a stay booked on Booking.com.

Five years ago, the vast majority of the 100,000 properties listed by

Booking.com were hotels. Two years later, in 2012, the number of properties had

doubled and in July 2014 it reached 500,000. Today, a stay in one of

Booking.com's 600,000 properties could take you to one of 28 different

accommodation types in countries across the world including Burundi, Rwanda,

Uganda and Mayotte, where first listings have recently been added.

70% of the accommodations listed on Booking.com now go beyond hotel properties

to include vacation rentals such as villas and apartments in major cities as

well as more adventurous accommodations such as tree houses, castles and light

houses. With choices to suit every type of traveller and catering for today's

increasing interest in 'unique' experiences, the traditional hotel stay now

sits alongside a growing number of alternatives. When it comes to apartment and

villa stays for example, this trend is fuelled by the traveller's desire to

have more privacy, including their own kitchen.

"Reaching this milestone is proof of our commitment to ensuring our customers

can find and book accommodation that fits their every need and desire, wherever

in the world they want to stay," said Gillian Tans, Chief Operating Officer for

Booking.com. "By expanding our global footprint, bringing guests to new places

and building on our hotel heartland to provide leisure and business travellers

with an unrivalled selection of accommodation types- from the traditional to

the more unexpected - we're granting them the freedom and flexibility to find

the accommodation that best meets their needs."

Tans continues, "As we continue to add to our accommodation inventory and as

our world's largest network of more than 42 million verified guest reviews

continues to grow we look forward to welcoming many more travellers to explore,

find and delight in their perfect accommodation the world over."

About Booking.com

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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 42

languages, offers over 600,000 hotels and accommodations including more than

200,000 vacation rental properties and covers over 70,000 destinations in more

than 200 countries worldwide. It features over 42 million reviews written by

guests after their stay, and attracts online visitors from both leisure and

business markets around the globe. With over 17 years of experience and a team

of over 8,300 dedicated employees in 150+ 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

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SOURCE: Booking.com