French hotels say Booking.com and Expedia are control freaks
Skift Take
French hotels may or may not have a legitimate gripe about the market power of Expedia and Booking.com. But, the timing of the hotels' complaint makes it seem as though they have been in a time capsule, as if they just discovered the state of market dynamics that have been in place for a decade.
French hotels launched an attack on three of the world's biggest online booking firms, saying they are unfairly twisting their arm on prices by banning them from offering reductions or taking bookings direct.
France's biggest hotel employer's union, UMIH, argues that Booking.com – the largest online hotel reservation website in the world – Expedia and HRS, are breaking French and European competition rules by forcing hotels to give them th
