Posts tagged "Booking.com"

A new Treasury consultation seeks feedback on 'price parity' clauses offered by online travel agencies, which can force small accommodation businesses to offer their cheapest possible price on major platforms.

The tax office says new rules bringing some multinational online travel agents under the GST blanket will 'level the playing field' for SME operators.

It will be easier for small businesses to band together against rip-off deals under a proposal floated by the ACCC this week.

When anti-competitive behaviour creeps in — that forces the hand of hotels and their potential guests — there is reason for the government to step in.

Expedia has axed pay parity clauses for Australian hotel and motel operators in the face of significant industry pressure.

Labor will outlaw pay parity contracts for motel and hotel owners if it wins the next election, but the marketing dominance of OTAs remains unaddressed.

From confiscated websites to "telecommunications hell", here are five ways small businesses were hard done by in the year that has been 2018.

Calls are growing for the ACCC to act as hotel and motel owners express serious concerns about the impact of online travel booking platforms on the local industry.

By Michael West, University of Sydney
“This is a huge market and no one knows how it all works except the mug operator who washes the line…