Why Scrape Booking.com ?

Booking.com is a leading online travel agency for lodging reservations. It provides a global marketplace where travelers can browse and book a wide range of accommodations from hotels to vacation homes. For businesses in the travel and hospitality industries, scraping data from Booking.com can offer valuable insights into pricing, room availability, hotel specifications, and customer reviews. This information can guide strategic decisions, from pricing strategies to marketing and customer service improvements.

An important aspect to consider while scraping Booking.com is the presence of anti-bot mechanisms deployed on the site to prevent automated data extraction. However, this shouldn't deter your data extraction efforts. Autom.dev is equipped with sophisticated technology capable of bypassing these anti-bot protections, allowing you to scrape data from Booking.com seamlessly.

Moreover, Booking.com's extensive database makes it a treasure trove of data. By scraping this data, businesses and researchers can analyze trends in the hospitality market, understand customer preferences, and predict future demand.

What Will We Scrape?

We will scrape the following hotel data from Booking.com:

  • Hotel Name
  • Price
  • Availability
  • Hotel Description
  • Hotel Rating
  • Hotel Review
  • Hotel URL
  • Hotel Image URL

Example for Scraping Hotel Data from Booking.com

Request :

curl --location --request GET 'https://autom.dev/api/v1/booking/hotel?query=https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/the-james-new-york-nomad-ny.html' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <token>'
curl --location --request GET 'https://autom.dev/api/v1/booking/hotel?query=https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/the-james-new-york-nomad-ny.html' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <token>'

Response :

{
  "id": "42879",
  "name": "The James New York - NoMad",
  "description": "Experience sanctuary and scene at The James New York – NoMad, located on the corner of 29th Street and Madison Avenue. The Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden and Grand Central are within a 5-minute walk of the hotel...",
  "product_url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/the-james-new-york-nomad-ny.html",
  "status": "available",
  "product_info": {
    "price": "$474",
    "availability": "In stock",
    "rating": "4 stars",
    "review": "Rated 8.1 out of 10. 'Very good' based on 622 reviews."
  },
  "additional_info": {
    "photo_url": "/xdata/images/hotel/square200/380402605.jpg?k=4b8f2f824a02081dc110b95bd35824bd5e756c2675db43433708ad4f74738d7f&o=",
    "location": "22 East 29th Street, NoMad, New York, NY 10016, United States of America",
    "facilities": "Facilities for disabled guests, Pets are allowed, Free WiFi, Public parking, Entertainment & Family Services, Ironing service, Dry cleaning, Laundry, Business center, Meeting/Banquet facilities, Grocery deliveries",
    "room_options": ["Double", "Quad", "Suite"],
    "activities_services": [
      "Fitness center",
      "Massage",
      "Evening entertainment",
      "Fitness",
      "Temporary art galleries",
      "Live music/Performance",
      "Happy hour"
    ],
    "restaurant": "Scarpetta",
    "distance_from_center": "1.6 miles",
    "check_in_time": "from 3:00 PM",
    "check_out_time": "until 12:00 PM",
    "breakfast_score": 5.9,
    "breakfast_options": ["Continental"]
  }
}
{
  "id": "42879",
  "name": "The James New York - NoMad",
  "description": "Experience sanctuary and scene at The James New York – NoMad, located on the corner of 29th Street and Madison Avenue. The Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden and Grand Central are within a 5-minute walk of the hotel...",
  "product_url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/the-james-new-york-nomad-ny.html",
  "status": "available",
  "product_info": {
    "price": "$474",
    "availability": "In stock",
    "rating": "4 stars",
    "review": "Rated 8.1 out of 10. 'Very good' based on 622 reviews."
  },
  "additional_info": {
    "photo_url": "/xdata/images/hotel/square200/380402605.jpg?k=4b8f2f824a02081dc110b95bd35824bd5e756c2675db43433708ad4f74738d7f&o=",
    "location": "22 East 29th Street, NoMad, New York, NY 10016, United States of America",
    "facilities": "Facilities for disabled guests, Pets are allowed, Free WiFi, Public parking, Entertainment & Family Services, Ironing service, Dry cleaning, Laundry, Business center, Meeting/Banquet facilities, Grocery deliveries",
    "room_options": ["Double", "Quad", "Suite"],
    "activities_services": [
      "Fitness center",
      "Massage",
      "Evening entertainment",
      "Fitness",
      "Temporary art galleries",
      "Live music/Performance",
      "Happy hour"
    ],
    "restaurant": "Scarpetta",
    "distance_from_center": "1.6 miles",
    "check_in_time": "from 3:00 PM",
    "check_out_time": "until 12:00 PM",
    "breakfast_score": 5.9,
    "breakfast_options": ["Continental"]
  }
}