Posts tagged "rip-off"

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

A travel agent which says it has appointed administrators but is still registered to trade has become the centre of customer anger in recent weeks.

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.

The small business ombudsman is asking for firms to come forward with complaints amid a worrying trend of rip-offs plaguing the industry.

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.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has committed to taking action if businesses are found to be ripping off customers after a recent spike in petrol prices sparked consumer outrage.

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.

  It’s not just independent designers bearing the brunt of big business rip-offs but also the retailers who stock the designers. As uncov…

Australian restaurant chain Meat and Wine Co is pursuing a Malaysian business which has copied its name and logo Increasing numbers of Austr…

In the world of sales there has always been the following advice for customers and for good reason: Buyer beware. Read the fine print. If i…