Booking.com fined for competition practices related to hotel prices

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In the business of online travel reservations, Booking.com is a giant that can require all kinds of terms from suppliers, clients and other business partners. The internet, however, is not a wild west anymore, especially in Europe where regulation is setting fair rules also for digital business. Spain’s National Markets … Read >

Scammers have discovered a way to steal travelers’ money by exploiting Booking.com online service

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I must admit that this scam is clever. It doesn’t, however, mean that a party of the scam – hotel reservation service Booking.com – shouldn’t do something to prevent it. Here is how the scam works, and if there is anything you can … Read >

These neighborhoods are trending travel destinations in cities across the world

Online accommodation service Airbnb is disrupting a large segment of travel industry: ordinary people make a spare bedroom available at their apartment for tourists, and usually at lower price than hotels. Young city-dwellers who like to travel are probably the most frequent users of Airbnb, and it reflects in the … Read >