Hotel Booking

A cartoon traveler compares prices at identical hotels under a giant magnifying glass that reveals the inflated rates.

Think you found the best hotel deal online? A new class action lawsuit against Expedia Group argues that the "deal" was the product of a rigged market, and that millions of travelers may have paid inflated hotel rates for years without knowing it.

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A bewildered cartoon traveler holds an enormous unfolding hotel bill while a sneaky cartoon hotel winks behind him.

Booking a hotel room should not require the detective skills of a forensic accountant, but according to U.S. regulators and a string of lawsuits, a popular corner of the online travel world has been making it exactly that hard. Priceline.com, part of Booking Holdings, is facing possible Federal Trade Commission action over third-party hotel booking services that allegedly charge hidden fees and mislead travelers.

Read more about Priceline in the FTC Crosshairs Over Sneaky Third-Party Hotel Bookings

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