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Texas Attorney General Secures $9.5M Settlement with Booking.com Parent Company Over "Junk Fee" Practices

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the state has secured a $9.5M settlement with Booking Holdings (BKNG) for deceptively marketing hotel room prices to consumers by omitting mandatory fees. This settlement marks the largest amount recovered by a State related to “junk fee” practices against any hotel or online travel agency. Attorney General Paxton’s lawsuit against the company, which operates Booking.com, Priceline.com, and Kayak.com, alleg…
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News.law broke the news in on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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