Technology

Posted on April 26, 2019 by staff

Booking.com starts £100m Manchester office build

Technology

Construction has begun on the new global headquarters for Booking.com’s transport division.

The online travel website will be based in St John’s Quarter in Manchester, taking 222,000 sq ft at Manchester Goods Yard, on a 12-year lease.

The company currently employs almost 1,900 people in Manchester and the new offices have space for up to 3,000 staff.

It is set to be completed by 2021, when it will become the firm’s largest office outside of its main headquarters in Amsterdam.

Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester council, attended an official groundbreaking ceremony for the building.

“We are proud to have called Manchester home for the last 15 years,” he said.

Ian Brown, CEO of Booking.com’s transport division, added: “We are proud to have called Manchester home for the last 15 years.

“Manchester is one of Europe’s tech capitals and developments like Enterprise City are an important part of reinforcing that position and growing the local talent base.”