Around 15,000 hotels, including 150 in Croatia, sue Booking.com over price‑parity clause
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- More than 15,000 hotels, about 150 of them in Croatia, have filed a joint lawsuit against Booking.com, backed by over 30 national hotel associations and the European umbrella group HOTREC.
- The case challenges a price‑parity clause that stops hotels from offering lower rates on their own websites than on Booking.com, which hotels say limits cheaper direct offers; Booking.com argues the clause is justified by its large marketing spend and a wish to avoid direct bookings after users discover hotels on its platform. A separate action in Amsterdam, started earlier this year, involves 3,087 hotels seeking refunds for bookings made between 2004 and 2024 while the clause was in effect.
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