Booking Holdingsreason 02 of 4it is wired into how the customer already worksderived 2026-09-11accession 0001075531-26-000037
The shift toward mobile-app bookings locks travelers into Booking's ecosystem through app installation, stored preferences, and payment credentials, raising switching costs. Holding direct mix steady despite SEO declines indicates the installed app base offsets Google's channel erosion.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
the evidence · every sentence checkedfive sentences · whole, uncut
the claims it rests on
“The mix of our room nights booked on our mobile apps over the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026 was a high-fifties percentage, up from a mid-fifties percentage over the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2025”
“The mix of total room nights booked by consumers coming directly to our platforms was a mid-fifties percentage over the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively”
“This was achieved despite declines in traffic through organic or unpaid search results (SEO)”
what it was checked against
mobile-app engagement role
“Our mobile apps are an important platform for delivering the Connected Trip experience, allowing us to engage directly with travelers throughout their journey.”
direct bookings and repeat behavior
“The significant majority of room nights booked on our mobile apps are direct, and we continue to see favorable repeat direct booking behavior from consumers in our mobile apps, which allow us more opportunities to engage directly with them.”