We recently compiled a list of the 7 High Growth Travel Services Stocks For 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) stands against the other high growth travel services stocks.
The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a severe blow to both cruise and air travel industries. The mere thought of traveling in a closed compartment with people from all over the world scared travelers. Hospitality businesses like hotels and restaurants were less affected but still felt the heat.
Over the last year, the air travel industry has recovered to the pre-pandemic levels. Cruise passengers have grown in numbers for the second successive year in 2024, and are likely to post a record in 2025 as well.
On the back of this recovery, travel services stocks have performed well and are likely to continue performing well in the future. We looked at the top 7 travel services stocks by screening them based on sales growth since the pandemic.
To come up with the list of high-growth travel services stocks, we only considered stocks with a market cap of at least $10 billion and a 5-year sales growth rate of over 20%.
A fast-paced travel agent making a bookings for a family vacation package.
Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)
Booking Holdings Inc. offers reservation and related services for traditional and digital restaurants and travel. It operates the booking.com website that provides online accommodation reservations and Priceline, a hotel, flights, and rental cars booking service.
The company recently entered into a strategic partnership with Antom, a trade payment and digital transformation services provider to improve the payment process for Asian customers. The main purpose of this partnership is to leverage Antom’s multi-currency solutions and worldwide payment processing expertise to enhance its cross-border transactions. On top of that, the company announced strong Q3 2024 financial results indicating an 8.9% revenue growth as compared to the previous year and 36.44% revenue growth as compared to the previous quarter. As per the report, the net income of the company also rose by 65.48% QoQ while 0.24% YoY.
BKNG stock has performed well in the recent past, posting a gain of 29% over the past year. This strong performance and the company’s potential for growth in upcoming years make it a worthy option for investors.
Overall BKNG ranks 7th on our list of the high growth travel services stocks for 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of BKNG as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as BKNG but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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