MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Booking.com B.V.

Business / industry · Technology & digital · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Booking.com B.V. appears in 51 declared MEP meetings (37 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

51
declared meetings
with current MEPs
37
MEPs met
€1.2M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has grown from a small Dutch startup to one of the world’s leading digital travel companies. By investing in the technology that helps take the friction out of travel, Booking.com seamlessly connects millions of consumers with a range of travel offers. As one of the world’s largest travel marketplaces for both established brands and…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 51 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1631%
Socialists & Democrats1427%
Renew Europe1020%
European Conservatives & Reformists510%
Greens/EFA36%
Patriots for Europe24%
Non-attached12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (18 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
3
2021
4
2022
2
2023
3
2024
9
2025
18
2026
11

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Alex Agius Saliba
3 meetings · S&D
Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
3 meetings · Renew
Eva Maydell
3 meetings · EPP
Arba Kokalari
2 meetings · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 May 2026Birgit SippelDigital Omnibus
16 Apr 2026Peter AgiusExchange views on the Commission’s Consumer Agenda 2030
9 Apr 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDigital Omnibus
8 Apr 2026Stéphanie Yon-CourtinCompetition
8 Apr 2026Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
18 Mar 2026Rasmus AndresenCompetition Policy
17 Mar 2026Eva MaydellGeneral Exchange
17 Mar 2026Aurore LalucqCompetition policy
13 Mar 2026Arba KokalariCompetition Policy
11 Mar 2026Piotr MüllerDigital Fairness Act
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
18 Nov 2025Eva MaydellGeneral Exchange
5 Nov 2025Andreas SchwabDigital omnibus
1 Oct 2025Andreas SchwabDMA implementation
22 Sep 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenAir Passenger Rights

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