BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
Booking Holdings is the world's largest online travel agency whose political relevance stems from consumer-protection, digital-platform, and data-privacy regulation rather than direct government dependence.
Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
45/100
Lobbying Intensity
30/100
Political Signal
LOW
BusinessWhat BKNG does
Booking Holdings operates online travel brands including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, and OpenTable, earning revenue primarily from agency and merchant commissions on hotel, flight, rental car, and vacation bookings, plus advertising and ancillary fees. The vast majority of revenue is transaction-based and international.
12 months past · 3 months futureBKNG activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
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− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
250 trading days ·
24 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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10 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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1 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsBKNG held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported BKNG positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 33 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
BOOKING HLDGS INC
Lifetime Government AwardsBKNG federal contracts
BKNG doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding BKNG
$36.34B
Total BKNG held by tracked 13F funds
6
Funds with BKNG positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Two Sigma Investments
$22.31B
-82%
6 overlap
2026-03-31
Lone Pine Capital
$10.13B
-48%
6 overlap
2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$2.39B
+88%
7 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$1.08B
+66%
7 overlap
2025-12-31
Bridgewater Associates
$431M
holds
7 overlap
2025-12-31
Coatue Management
$1M
opened
7 overlap
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading BKNGMembers of Congress with recent BKNG positions
7 politicians traded BKNG across 58 disclosed transactions totaling $953K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just BKNG). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Michael T. McCaul
4 buys
8 sells
$377K
2025-10-27
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
2 buys
2 sells
$215K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Ro Khanna
12 buys
9 sells
$193K
2026-05-01
LOW · 0
Josh Gottheimer
4 buys
5 sells
$72K
2026-06-01
LOW · 1
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
4 buys
2 sells
$48K
2026-05-15
HIGH · 61
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
Dan Newhouse
2 sells
$16K
2025-04-11
LOW · 5
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading BKNG
2026-06-01
Josh Gottheimer
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-05-01
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-05-15
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-14
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-13
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-10
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-12-19
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-18
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-27
Michael T. McCaul
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-27
Michael T. McCaul
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-07-08
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
1
stock awards · $253K market value
2026-02-16
D'Emic Susana
SVP, CAO & CONTROLLER
AWARD
1,526 sh
$253K
For BKNG, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting BKNGLive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1968 · 119th
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
S.870 · 118th
An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance
HR.1549 · 119th
China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2025
HR.1764 · 119th
Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act
HR.2079 · 119th
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
HR.1944 · 119th
10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act
HJRES.74 · 119th
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer
S.899 · 119th
Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
HR.1791 · 119th
Increasing Credit Union Lending for Business Growth Act
S.780 · 119th
SAFE Lending Act of 2025
Political ProfileWhere BKNG sits in Washington
nonpartisan
BKNG shares trade primarily on travel demand, bookings volume, and margins; U.S. legislative and regulatory events rarely move the stock materially, though EU platform rules can create modest headlines.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- FTC junk-fee/hidden-fee rules
- EU Digital Markets Act gatekeeper obligations
- State and federal data privacy enforcement
- Short-term rental / hotel occupancy regulation
Regulatory opportunities
- Harmonized fee-disclosure standards favoring scaled platforms
- Relaxed cross-border data transfer frameworks
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for BKNG
Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech)Computer & Communications Industry AssociationU.S. Travel AssociationInternet Association legacy coalitions
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for BKNG — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades BKNG
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout BKNG & political exposure
Does Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Booking Holdings Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own BKNG stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in BKNG on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded BKNG stock?
372 congressional trades by 17 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-06-01. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is BKNG political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 30/100. Political signal: low. Donor party split: nonpartisan.
How does GovGreed track BKNG political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. BKNG data is updated daily from these official federal sources.