Welcome to the Booking.com People Podcast – where we delve into the world of travel and technology by talking to the people who bring the two together. In this episode, host James Leadley chats to Booking.com Chief Marketing Officer Arjan Dijk. They discuss the challenges facing marketers in 2020, what the ideal candidate brings to the team and why he refuses to do a tough pitch. You can find more episodes at careers.booking.com/people-podcast.

Booking.com People Podcast

Episode 5 - Market King

Host James Leadley talks to Booking.com Chief Technology Officer Matt Swann and Director of Technology Tim Davis about the technology challenges the travel industry faces, how we prepare for the future and what a kind of candidates they're looking for. 

Episode 4 - The Tech Leaders

Host – and fellow copywriter, James Leadley – talks to 2 of Booking's principal copywriters and UX writing gurus. Together, they discuss the difficulties of defining the role of a modern copywriter, and the even more difficult task of making people understand just how important UX copywriting is to any product. They also touch on tone of voice, the trials and tribulations of finding the right writing talent and pass on some top interview tips. 

Episode 3 - We Need to Talk About Copy

In this episode, we chat about voice and image recognition, why it's hard to teach machines languages and what makes Tel Aviv a machine learning hotspot.

Episode 2 - Lost in Recognition

Host James Leadley talks to Principal Data Scientist, Pavel Levin and Principal Developer Sawyer X to discuss the myths and mechanics of machine learning and how it's revolutionising the Booking.com platform. 

Episode 1 - Rise of the Machine Learning

We delve into technology and travel by talking to the people who bring the two together.