Ota’s / Online Travel Agents

OTAs and their influence on B&B operations by David Weston Chief Executive of the  Bed & Breakfast Association   One of the hottest topics for B&B owners is the power of the big online travel […]

Following an investigation launched in 2017 into anti-competitive practices by online travel agents (OTAs) such as booking.com and expedia.com, the Competitions & Markets Authority has embarked enforcement action against them. With so many guest houses, […]

A petition has been launched calling for the first time for Parliament to ban OTAs from bidding on B&Bs and hotels’ name on internet search engines without their specific agreement. Referring the practice as brandjacking, […]

The UK B&B market has joined the wider hospitality market in welcoming the enforcement action against online travel agents by the Competition and Markets Authority. But the B&B Association has warned there are more abuses […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced this week it has taken enforcement action against six online travel agents (OTAs) to correct misleading sales tactics. The action targets issues that include pressure selling, misleading […]