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Sep 2024
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Business Daily meets Booking.com CEO Gle...

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From experiencing a stroke at the age of 17, to various corporate jobs that never quite fit, we hear about Glenn Fogel's journey to becoming CEO of Booking Holdings, the parent company of online travel site Booking.com.

We learn why the EU-based company is in the sites of competition authorities having been dubbed a “gatekeeper” in the travel market, and we hear what Glenn thinks about the impacts of mass tourism.

(Image: Glenn Fogel. Credit: Getty Images)

Presenter: Ed Butler Producer: Amber Mehmood

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