Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed, implied, or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Expressions of future goals or expectations and similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For a list of factors that could cause booking holdings actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the safe harbor statements in booking holdings earnings press release, as well as booking holdings most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, booking holdings undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. A copy of Booking Holdings earnings press release is available in the For Investors section of Booking Holdings website, www.bookingholdings.com. And now I'd like to introduce Booking Holdings speakers for this afternoon, Glenn Fogle and Avout Steenbergen. Please go ahead, gentlemen. Thank you and welcome to Booking Holdings second quarter conference call. I'm joined this afternoon by our CFO, about Steenburgen. I am pleased to report a strong quarter that demonstrates the resilience of our business and the enduring appeal of global leisure travel. Our top line trends saw a solid improvement with room nights, gross bookings, and revenue all exceeding our prior expectations. This revenue outperformance combined with our continued disciplined exp...