On this episode of Chit Chat Stocks, Ryan goes through his research on Booking Holdings and why he is attracted to the stock (listen to the full episode to see if he is buying shares!). We discuss: - Why Booking Holdings became the largest travel company in the world - What are their new initiatives? How do they plan to grow? - Competing with Airbnb and Expedia - A "frenemy" relationship with Google - Valuation analysis ***************************************************** Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ChitChatMoney/featured⁠  Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/chitchatmoney⁠  Follow us on Substack: ⁠https://chitchatmoney.substack.com/⁠  ********************************************************************* ⁠Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the ⁠Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options⁠ to learn more. For each options transaction, Public Investing shares 50% of their order flow revenue as a rebate to help reduce your trading costs. This rebate will be displayed as a negative number in the “Additional Fees” column of your Trade Confirmation Statement and will be immediately reflected in the total dollars paid or received for the transaction. Order flow rebates are only issued for options trades and not for transactions involving other assets, including equities. For more information, refer to the ⁠Fee Schedule⁠. All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See ⁠public.com/#disclosures-main⁠ for more information. ********************************************************************* FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use. Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: ⁠https://finchat.io/chitchat/?lmref=J3bklw  ********************************************************************* Disclosure: Chit Chat Stocks hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation.