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The Brussels Beat · March 25 · 53 min

Booking.com CEO welcomes more regulatory scrutiny of OpenAI and Google

In this episode, The Capitol Forum's Europe Executive Editor Javier Espinoza sits down with Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel to pull back the curtain on the shifting landscape of global travel. In this conversation they discuss: The strategic impact of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and what "gatekeeper" status actually means for the platform's bottom line. How AI is transitioning from a buzzword to a tool that creates a frictionless, "Connected Trip" for millions of users. The delicate balance of maintaining dominance while fostering a fair ecosystem for small hotels and independent operators.

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In this episode, The Capitol Forum's Europe Executive Editor Javier Espinoza sits down with Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel to pull back the curtain on the shifting landscape of global travel.

In this conversation they discuss:

  •  The strategic impact of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and what "gatekeeper" status actually means for the platform's bottom line.


  • How AI is transitioning from a buzzword to a tool that creates a frictionless, "Connected Trip" for millions of users.


  •  The delicate balance of maintaining dominance while fostering a fair ecosystem for small hotels and independent operators.

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