Booking.com tells woman to pay $17K or lose hotel reservation

When an Ontario woman made a $4,300 hotel reservation on Booking.com, she never expected the website would cancel it, then offer her the same accommodations for quadruple the price. A digital rights lawyer says such cases show how weak consumer protections allow online platforms to shift risk and costs onto travellers.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-booking-com-hotel-rates-9.6985480