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BOOKING.COM HITS A HOME RUN AS THE OFFICIAL ONLINE TRAVEL PARTNER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Digital travel leader inks deal with MLB, making it easier for everyone to book Baseball-inspired trips across the U.S. American and National League Division
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[{"type":"text","content":"Digital travel leader inks deal with MLB, making it easier for everyone to book Baseball-inspired trips across the U.S.\nAmerican and National League Division Series Now Presented by Booking.com\nNEW YORK, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Booking.com is pleased to announce it has signed on as the Official Online Travel Partner of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States. With Booking.com's mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, the goal of this strategic partnership with MLB is to simplify the way Americans plan their unique baseball-inspired travels across the U.S. As part of this long-term partnership, Booking.com is now the presenting sponsor of the American and National League Division Series, too.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nA recent survey conducted by Booking.com revealed that almost half (49%) of U.S. baseball fans plan to travel to at least one MLB game this year with (61%) of respondents saying they are willing to travel up to 500 miles to do so. Booking.com, the global travel leader, is committed to helping travelers navigate their baseball trips by offering the widest selection of places to stay - from slick city apartments and vacation rentals in MLB cities to ballpark-adjacent hotels for those looking to stay near their favorite team's stadium on gameday. Research performed by Booking.com also revealed that an overwhelming majority (81%) of respondents would rather travel to see their MLB team win the World Series, than win a holiday trip to their rival team's state.\nHaving been on the forefront of technology for over two decades, MLB offers fans numerous ways to engage with the sport, from the MLB app to MLB.TV and MLB.com, across mobile & connected devices, and through social media platforms. Aligning with MLB's innovation-friendly approach to support baseball fandom and to lead off the partnership, Booking.com plans to make the process simpler for fans to book trips to games with an easily accessible Booking.com icon across Clubs' digital schedule pages. These icons will direct fans to search and book properties near Major League stadiums.\nThe top three deciding factors for Americans booking a trip to attend an MLB game are price (63%) relative to the amount they'd be willing to spend to travel to a game (48% say they would spend under $400) to the location in relation to th...