Booking.com CTO Rob Francis on a greenfield rebuild at the digital travel giant

18 May 2022 | [email protected]om | Hospitality Net Industry News

Back in 1996 when the Internet was still young, and users had to listen to the frequency shift key chirruping of modems singing to each other to access it, a Dutchman named Geert-Jan Bruinsma came across Hilton.com, which let you book hotel rooms on..

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