Tourism Accommodation Australia Concerned ACCC Ruling on Online Travel Agents Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Tourism Accommodation Australia | September 2, 2016

2 September 2016: Australia's peak accommodation organisation, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), has expressed concerns about the recent agreement between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Online Travel Agencies (OTA) – Booking.com and Expedia – in regard to restrictive price practices. TAA CEO Carol Giuseppi said, "TAA welcomed the chance to be included in discussions with ACCC, but has advised ACCC that in its view the agreement doesn't go far enough to protect hotels and consumers. "Whilst the decision that hotels no longer have to give OTAs the same availability of rooms was welcomed, TAA...