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More than 1,400 Hotel Companies Are Preparing a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Booking over Parity Clauses

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The hotel sector's legal offensive against Booking.com has entered a new phase. More than 1,400 Spanish hotel companies are finalizing a class-action lawsuit against the online travel agency (OTA) over so-called price parity clauses, contractual conditions that for years prevented establishments from offering lower prices on their own sales channels or on other distribution platforms. The initiative, spearheaded by the Spanish Confederation of H…
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The hotels’ revolt against Booking.com has become the largest legal battle in the history of online travel, after more than 1,400 accommodations joined a class-action lawsuit against the booking platform. Hoteliers are challenging high commissions and contractual clauses that have limited their freedom to display lower prices on their own sites. The lawsuit seeks to recover some of the commissions paid to Booking.com and could change the balance…

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The hotel sector's legal offensive against Booking.com has entered a new phase. More than 1,400 Spanish hotel companies are finalizing a class-action lawsuit against the online travel agency (OTA) over so-called price parity clauses, contractual conditions that for years prevented establishments from offering lower prices on their own sales channels or on other distribution platforms. The initiative, spearheaded by the Spanish Confederation of H…

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SmartTravelNews broke the news on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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