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Booking.com fined record £6.1m for “unfair business practices” in Hungary
Reading Time: 2 minutesBudapest: Online travel agency Booking.com has been fined 2.5 billion forints [£6.1 million] by the national competition watchdog in Hungary, the GVH, for “misleading advertisements” and “aggressive” sales tactics, designed to exert “psychological pressure” on consumers. A probe was launched on the Amsterdam-based company’s platform as far back as 2018 when its income in fees drew […]