> go look at a hotel in the middle of nothing in the most off-peak season, and it will still tell you that several rooms have been booked in the last few days

> go look at a hotel in the middle of nothing in the most off-peak season, and it will still tell you that several rooms have been booked in the last few days I live in the middle of nowhere where all mostly empty hotels are listed as at least 50% booked because hotel owners mark rooms as booked themselves to not look empty.. it's not all booking.com's fault.