Edreams Odigeo Gets Fined in Spain for Allegedly Misleading Consumers on Subscriptions

A regional consumer affairs agency in Spain fined eDreams Odigeo $23,300 (24,000 euros) for allegedly duping some consumers into buying the company's much-publicized Prime subscription service.

In 2017, eDreams Odiego moved into new offices in Barcelona designed by Vimworks. Source: Vimworks.

The General Directorate of Consumer Affairs of the Balearic Islands, which include Mallorca and Ibiza among the better-known islands in the archipelago, levied the fine against eDreams Odigeo based on consumer complaints, finding that the Spain-based online travel company enticed travelers to book discounted flights, for example, but didn't show prominently enough online that they would also be charged a roughly 55 euro ($53) annual fee for activation of the company's subscription