Italian Competition Authority AGCM launches investigation into Booking .com for unfair commercial practices concerning the “Preferred Partner” and “Preferred Plus” programmes.
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Posts by Markus Luthe
In addition to expanding its circle of members, the HSU General Assembly focused in particular on the continued lack of a uniform presentation of official star categories on booking platforms – most notably on Booking .com.
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Urteil zu Hotelsternen: Booking .com muss transparenter informieren: Tageskarte www.tageskarte.io/hotellerie/d...
Dutch Appeals Board upholds ruling: Booking.com is misleading consumers with display of star ratings
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"Over 90% of all flats in Brussels that are let via the online platform #Airbnb are being let illegally."
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Mein traditioneller Blogpost "April, April" zu allfälligen touristischen Aprilscherzen 2026
#Ranking #AprilFoolsDay
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“The High Court of Justice of Madrid denied the company's request for precautionary measures that would halt the Spanish ministry of consumer affairs’ fine, and Airbnb will have to pay the fine, the ministry said in a release.”
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83 Wohnungen ohne Genehmigung: Vermieter lässt Bewohner für #Airbnb-Wohnungen frieren
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Hotelverband startet bundesweite Roadshow
„IHA vor Ort – KI in der Hotellerie“ 👇
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„Mit Corona ging’s bergab“, so Breithaupt. Hinzu kamen: explodierende Energie- und Rohstoffkosten (Butter, Schokolade, Mehl, Nüsse), die Bürokratie und der nochmals steigende Mindestlohn.“
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A truly insightful article by Prof. Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas from the University of Patras on the future on classification systems in a digital and AI-driven (hotel) world.
A must-read! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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We remain alert‼️
"Hotels, airlines, restaurants and transport services with real-time data from feeds will sit either below or above the list of vertical search engines."
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“‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks“
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Es war mir eine Freude und Ehre, vom nimmermüden Sascha Brenning als Gast zu einem ⚡ Blitz-Podcast von Hotelier.de anlässlich der INTERGASTRA in Stuttgart eingeladen worden zu sein!! 👇
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My current blogpost "From P2B to GTC" on the Platform-to-Business Regulation and Booking_com
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#DigitalOmnibus #P2B2STAY #OTA @hotrec.bsky.social
„Der Blick auf die verschiedenen Betriebsarten zeigt, dass Betriebe der Hotellerie – also Hotels, Gasthöfe und Pensionen – im Jahr 2025 einen leichten Rückgang der Übernachtungen im Vergleich zum Vorjahr (-0,4 %) verzeichneten.“
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Hunderte Journalisten müssen gehen #WashingtonPost #USA
Nationale Tourismusstrategie: Hotels und Gaststätten sollen flexiblere Arbeitszeiten nutzen dürfen table.media/berlin/news/...
Hotels lost metasearch. They lost mobile. AI doesn't have to be next. | By Adam Swart 💡
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A very informative background blog post by my colleague Tobias Warnecke on the rampant multisourcing of online booking platforms and its serious consequences for guests and hoteliers alike! 💡👇
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"According to a translation of a statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation, the case was opened following preliminary checks in line with China’s anti-monopoly law. The regulator did not provide additional details about the investigation."
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“Tech companies not under the remit of the #DMA complained about 'slow processes, limited transparency, circumvention, delaying tactics by the gatekeepers, and user-interface designs that undermine meaningful choice', per the report.”💡
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In @hotellerie.bsky.social's podcast @christophploss.bsky.social, the German government's tourism coordinator, announced that Germany's new National Tourism Strategy is to be presented already in the first quarter of 2026 – deliberately early in the legislative period! 👍
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In our video format 'From the Desk’, I answer questions about the Berlin Regional Court's ruling on German hotels' claims for damages against Booking.com (German, with English subtitles):
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"As the case has received national attention, lawmakers are under pressure to address gaps in some of the country’s squatter laws, as D.C. has historically leaned toward tenant protections."
"Judge Kicks ‘Nightmare’ DC Squatter To The Curb After Ruling Lack Of Tenant Rights." #Airbnb
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Entrance hall of Berlin Regional Court; © Ansgar Koreng, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 de / Wikimedia Commons
Regional Court Berlin II: Booking.com is obliged to compensate 1,099 accommodation operators for damages due to the use of inadmissible best price clauses
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