Expedia Group and Booking Holdings halt Russia travel sales: Travel Weekly

Booking holdings has stopped booking in Russia. The photo was taken by askarim.

The two largest travel sellers in the US have stopped selling travel to and from Russia.

In response to recent acts and government imposed sanctions against Russia, we have stopped the sale of travel into and out of Russia.

Booking has stopped booking in Russia.

The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that they are deeply concerned about the events in Ukraine and stand with those who are suffering. We are in the process of complying with all applicable global sanctions, including significant restrictions imposed from a number of countries.

Russia and Ukraine combined represent a low percentage of total gross bookings, while bookings to Eastern Europe and the two countries represent a high percentage.

The company said in the past week through March 6 room nights were down 10% compared to the same time last year. The drop was attributed to the war in Ukraine.

The travel agent issues have been brought to the attention of the travelweekly.com.