2020 programme will focus exclusively on the topic of sustainable accommodation

Select startups will have the opportunity to secure grants from the company's $3.4 Mn fund

Under the programme, participants are paired with the mentors from Booking.com

Global travel ecommerce company Booking.com has now taken its yearly accelerator programme forward with an additional fund for grants for select startups.

In a media statement, Booking.com announced the opening of applications for its 2020 Booking Booster programme to support solutions in sustainable travel. Through the 2020 programme, participants with innovative products and services, including accommodations, will have the opportunity to secure grants from the company's $3.4 Mn fund.

As the fourth cohort of the programme, 2020 will focus exclusively on the topic of sustainable accommodation.