IHF to join legal action against Booking.com

Action against the digital global accommodation reserve platform should be considered anticompetitive commercial practices The content of European anti-Booking Action with APHORT appears first in Journal i.

IHF to join legal action against Booking.com

The Irish Hotels Federation has announced it is joining with hotels from across Europe to support a landmark collective legal action against Booking.com over its restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites.

Nearly 1,000 Irish hotels and guesthouses can seek damages from Booking.com in pricing row

Almost 1,000 hotels and guesthouses in Ireland are eligible to join a legal action in Amsterdam that will claim what’s likely to be millions of euro in damages from online travel giant Booking.com.

Hotels seeking ‘substantial financial compensation’ after ECJ judgement

IHF Joins with Hotels Across Europe to Support Landmark Collective Legal Action Against Booking.com

The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has officially joined with hotels across Europe to support a landmark collective legal action against Booking.com. Hotels are seeking substantial financial compensation for damages resulting from inflated commission rates charged by the accommodation booking platform. This action follows a judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 19 September 2024, which found that the platform’s ‘parity clauses’ breac…