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> But the OTAs (who have been living off fat profits for years; see Priceline stock [1]) get none of my sympathy. Any move that hurts Booking.com's revenues is
by ckastner 9y ago
> But the OTAs (who have been living off fat profits for years; see Priceline stock [1]) get none of my sympathy.
Any move that hurts Booking.com's revenues is a good move, by me.
I don't have an issue with them taking 20% commission, but I loathe all of the dark patterns they employ to make that commission.
- dazc 9y ago'... but I loathe all of the dark patterns they employ to make that commission.' I tried to leave a negative review for a hotel on booking.com and the overall result was 3.5 out 5! At least with google reviews I can get a fair picture of what the place is actually like. And, all that 'just one room left at this price' is basically fraud. It does annoy me though when I try to book direct and get charged the exact same price. I know with chains you get loyalty discounts and such but a there are still a lot of independents where you don't.
- dx034 9y ago> I tried to leave a negative review for a hotel on booking.com and the overall result was 3.5 out 5! Do you mean tripadvisor? Booking.com works on a scale of 1-10.
- dazc 9y agoPossibly.
- dawnerd 9y agoAnd that pretty much explains why even the worst hotels are rated the same as the high end places. Well besides the obvious paid reviews. It’s becoming a real hassle to find places that are not rundown messes that don’t cost 200+ a night (and even then...)