Booking.com cancels $4,300 hotel reservation, then offers same rooms for $17,000
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Summary
An Ontario woman booked a $4,300 hotel reservation on Booking.com for the 2026 Formula One Grand Prix in Montreal, but weeks after confirmation, the platform cancelled her reservation and then offered her the same accommodations for $17,000 - quadruple the original price. The article examines how online travel platforms can shift risks and costs onto consumers due to weak consumer protection laws, with a digital rights lawyer highlighting the lack of accountability for such practices.
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· 3 pulledI was super excited and yeah, jumped right on it
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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