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Trivago hotel rate comparison and ranking judgment

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Company / service provider
trivago N.V.
Service
Hotel price comparison
Country
Australia

घटना

The ACCC investigated the way the Trivago hotel-comparison service highlighted accommodation prices to Australian consumers. The regulator said the website presented offers as attractive deals although its ranking process often favored prices generating higher compensation for the platform rather than the cheapest available comparable room. The Federal Court found misleading conduct, and after further proceedings the court ordered $44.7 million in penalties in April 2022. The underlying online comparisons occurred…

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