Hotel companies in the Balearics finalising a class-action lawsuit against Booking.com
Around 300 hotels in the Balearics are joining a class-action lawsuit against Booking.com over illegal price parity clauses.Summary
Around 300 hotel companies in the Balearics are finalising a class-action lawsuit against Booking.com, joining over 1,400 others across Spain. The legal action stems from a September 2024 ruling by the European Court of Justice, which found that Booking.com's price parity clauses infringed competition law by preventing hotels from offering lower prices on other platforms. The hoteliers are seeking a refund of commissions paid to Booking.com since 2004, with estimates suggesting they could recover over seven percent of these payments based on similar successful cases in the UK. The claim will be filed in Spanish courts and is being handled by CCS Abogados in collaboration with the German law firm SGP Schneider Geiwitz, which has a history of litigating against Booking.com.
(Source：Majorca Daily Bulletin)