Texas Has No Reservations About Settling with Booking Holdings Over Alleged Travel Junk Fees
Texas AG Ken Paxton reached a $9.5 million settlement with Booking Holdings Inc.—the parent company of travel platforms like Booking.com, Priceline.com, and Kayak.com—to resolve allegations that the company deceptively marketed hotel room prices to consumers by omitting mandatory fees from advertised rates. According to the complaint, Booking’s websites allegedly engage in “drip pricing” and omit…