Web Globalization Report Card
Company profileTravel & Hospitality

Hotels.comscored September 2026

Like Booking.com, Hotels.com also relies (still) on flags for its global gateway. It updated its design over the past year (see Before and After) but with little in the way of global improvements. Localization is above average and global consistency is solid.

www.hotels.com

2026 score
68/100
Rank
#53
Hotels.com homepage

2026 score breakdown

Global Reach (Languages)19/25
Global Navigation13/25
Global/Mobile Architecture21/25
Mobile weight: 6MB
Localization & Social15/25

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Score & rank over time

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Language totals, 2015–2026

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Global Gateway

OrientationLanguage
ccTLD usageLow
Language negotiationYes — Redirect
Splash gatewayNo
GeolocationYes — Redirect
IconsFlags
Gateway locationHeader

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Before & After

Before - March 2025
After - September 2026

Notes the changes over the past year but yet no significant improvement in global gateway usability.

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Screenshots

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Global Gateways

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Score history

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YearScoreRankLanguages
2026685338

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Travel & Hospitality ranking

#5 of 17 in Travel & Hospitality, 2026.

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Language Matrix

Languages Hotels.com supports

Every language currently supported by Hotels.com, grouped by region.

SupportedNot supported

Language tracker

39 languages tracked in the Language Tracker.

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