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Yup. Go now to booking.com and pick a remote roadside motel in Wyoming for a midweek stay sometime in March of 2024. And watch booking.com try to tell you that

• sizzle 4y ago
  I’m surprised California hasn’t outlawed this tactic as deceptive marketing or such? Any idea why companies can falsify data for the sole purpose of deceiving consumers to increase their revenue?
  • iruoy 4y ago
    There are no laws against it in the US. In the EU there are some[0][1] now. [0]: https://www.acm.nl/en/publications/bookingcom-commits-adjusting-its-website-following-action-european-consumer-authorities https://www.acm.nl/en/publications/bookingcom-commits-adjust... [1]: https://www.acm.nl/en/publications/booking-and-expedia-inform-consumers-more-clearly-about-their-offers-following-action-european-consumer-authorities https://www.acm.nl/en/publications/booking-and-expedia-infor...
• woobar 4y ago
  I've just tried this and now they show me identical room for the same price with two different nags. Not sure if they have only 2 or 5 (or 7?) "Queen Studios" left. https://imgur.com/a/oqOTYlz https://imgur.com/a/oqOTYlz
• logifail 4y ago
  > watch booking.com try to tell you that "19 people have booked this today" or some such bullshit ...while watching uBlock Origin go crazy blocking stuff.