The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
(55 - 56) Accommodation / Food 55 - Accommodation 55.4 - Intermediation service activities for accommodation 55.40 - Intermediation service activities for accommodation
200 - 900 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
16 July 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Booking.com, a global web portal operator in the travel and accommodation sector and part of the US-based Booking Holdings group, has announced the planned dismissal of up to 1,000 employees as part of an internal restructuring aimed at improving efficiency. The restructuring will primarily affect managerial layers within the organization, particularly at the company’s headquarters in Amsterdam, where between 200 and 1,000 jobs are expected to be cut. Despite strong financial performance, the company stated that the restructuring is intended to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy.
The restructuring process began earlier in 2024 and was initially concentrated on upper management, where 50 positions were already eliminated. A collective agreement was reached in July 2024 with trade unions after months of negotiations. The updated social plan improves severance conditions for lower-income employees, increasing the voluntary departure compensation by €2,500. Trade unions reported broad support among their members for the agreement, which includes both a voluntary departure scheme and a broader social plan.
Eurofound (2025), Booking.com, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 203111, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203111.
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