Booking a room gets a break
Thanks to a decision by the Competition Commission, local accommodation providers can now advertise prices different from those on Booking.com
12 September 2024 - 05:00
Hotels and guesthouses can now advertise any price and are no longer beholden to those on Booking.com, the biggest online travel group.
The local hospitality trade welcomed the decision by the Competition Commission, which came to an agreement with the booking platform. Previously local accommodation providers could not advertise prices different from those on Booking.com. ..
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