Expedia accused of inflating US hotel prices
( October 2, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Consumers filed a US complaint accusing Expedia of abusing its monopoly power to impose exclusionary contracts and pricing algorithms on hotels, resulting in inflated prices for hotel stays. According to the complaint, Expedia prohibits hotels from offering lower rates on their own websites and punishes those that do by demoting them in the search results “that drive the majority of US [online travel agency] bookings.” See attached file. ...
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