0001104659-22-079130.txt : 20220920 0001104659-22-079130.hdr.sgml : 20220920 20220712153133 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-22-079130 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220712 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Booking Holdings Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001075531 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRANSPORTATION SERVICES [4700] IRS NUMBER: 061528493 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 CONNECTICUT AVE CITY: NORWALK STATE: CT ZIP: 06854 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-299-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 CONNECTICUT AVE CITY: NORWALK STATE: CT ZIP: 06854 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Priceline Group Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20140328 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRICELINE COM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981221 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

 

 

July 12, 2022

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Sondra Snyder

 

Senior Staff Accountant

 

Division of Corporation Finance

 

Office of Energy & Transportation

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

100 F Street, N.E.

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re: Booking Holdings Inc.

 

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

Filed February 23, 2022 (the “10-K”)

 

Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022

 

Filed May 4, 2022 (the “10-Q”)

 

File No. 001-36691

 

Dear Ms. Snyder:

 

On behalf of Booking Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), we acknowledge receipt of the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff’s (the “Staff”) comment letter, dated June 28, 2022, relating to the 10-K and the 10-Q.

 

The comment letter requests that the Company respond within ten business days or inform the Staff when the Company will respond. In accordance with your recent conversation with a representative of the Company on July 8th, we respectfully request an extension to respond by no later than July 29, 2022.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your consideration of our request. Please call me at (203) 299-8774 should you or your staff have any questions or require further information.

 

 
    Very truly yours,
   
    /s/ Vijay S. Iyer
  Vijay S. Iyer
   
  Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

 

cc: Robert Babula, Senior Staff Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance, Office of Energy & Transportation

 

 

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