...Good morning, and welcome to the Booking Holdings 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Bob Mylod, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Booking Holdings. Robert J. Mylod, Jr. Good morning, and welcome to the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Booking Holdings. I'm Bob Mylod, Chair of the Board of Directors of Booking Holdings. Thank you for joining us today. We recognize that the recovery rate of the COVID-19 pandemic is varying greatly in many parts of the world and that many people continue to suffer as a result, whether it be physically, economically or emotionally, including within our company. And our hearts go out to them. While we regret the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic that have led us to holding our annual meeting virtually once again, we're hopeful that this format is providing the opportunity for many of our stockholders to attend the meeting this morning. As is our custom, we will conduct the formal stockholder...
