Guides to rate parity, for hotels.
Why an OTA sells your room for less than your own site, and what the rules say about it. Each guide shows when we last reviewed it, and every claim links to its source.
Why is Booking.com cheaper than your website?
Booking.com showing a lower price than your own site? The eight usual causes, from Genius to wholesale leakage, and how to confirm and fix each one.
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EU rate parity rules for hotels
What Booking.com can and can't require on price in the EU: the DMA, the 2024 CJEU ruling, national laws and the Greek case. Dated and sourced.
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Why does Google Hotels show a lower price than my website?
A seller you have never heard of is cheaper than you on Google Hotels. Who they are, how wholesale rates leak, how to trace one, and when to report it.
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