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TIVP047: Booking Holdings (BKNG): Does Booking.yeah = Value.yeah? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke

Nov 23, 2025 · 1 hr 34 min · Episode 660
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Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Booking Holdings (ticker: BKNG), the world’s largest travel company.


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:24:07 - What are the subtle differences between Expedia, Booking, and Airbnb 00:26:18 - How Booking.com established a foothold in Europe despite Expedia’s dominance in North America 00:55:59 - What Alphabet could do to seriously disrupt Booking 01:01:14 - How Booking uses price parity to protect its value-add to customers 01:03:56 - Whether Booking can be disrupted by AI 01:09:50 - About the flawed approach the company has taken with its management comp 01:19:04 - Why the global travel industry should continue to outpace GDP growth 01:22:09 - How to think about modeling BKNG’s intrinsic value 01:23:53 - Whether Shawn and Daniel add BKNG to their Intrinsic Value Portfolio


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