Australian hotels deserve a better deal, writes Labor’s Ed Husic and Andrew Leigh Politics Ed Husic 1 April 2019 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.
‘They’re gouging hotel owners’: Labor to outlaw pay parity clauses to challenge Expedia, Booking.com duopoly Tourism Matthew Elmas 12 March 2019 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.
“They’re ripping us off”: Dick Smith and motel owners slam online travel agencies Tourism Matthew Elmas 7 September 2018 Dick Smith has slammed online travel agencies for “exploiting and extorting” hotel and motel owners.
