'Only one room left': Booking.com is facing a string of global lawsuits

Site under fire over fake discounts, incomplete pricing, and scarcity tactics

- BY JAY HILOTIN

Several lawsuits and legal actions have been filed against Booking.com, the Netherlands-based digital travel booking behemoth.

The lawsuits primarily focus on allegations of anti-competitive practices, deceptive pricing, and involvement in illegal activities.

Dutch lawsuit

The Dutch Consumers' Association (Consumentenbond) and the Consumer Competition Claims Foundation (CCC) initiated a mass claim against Booking.com, accusing the company of artificially inflating hotel prices since January 2013.

The lawsuit claims damages amounting to hundreds of millions of euros. Over 130,000 consumers signed up within a week of the claim's announcement. Booking.com denies the allegations.

Class action in Europe