Mayor: Expedia retaliated with "Daily Beast" article & by delisting city hotels
Nov 8, 2011, 7:06 pm
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Mayor: Expedia retaliated with "Daily Beast" article & by delisting city hotels
Here's a real interesting article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Columbus, Georgia is one of the cities that has sued Expedia over lodging taxes.
Two short quotes from the article:
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Columbus, Georgia is one of the cities that has sued Expedia over lodging taxes.
Two short quotes from the article:
Columbus, Ga., Mayor Teresa Tomlinson says it’s more than coincidence that 17 of 30 cities ranked this week as America’s “brokest” by online news site The Daily Beast have litigation pending against online travel company Expedia, reports the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
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In Columbus’ case, Expedia and Hotels.com have delisted Columbus so that people searching for hotels in the area are directed to other nearby cities, the Ledger-Enquirer reports. Tomlinson said the Daily Beast rankings seem to be an extension of that corporate retribution, the paper reported. Columbus was ranked at the top of The Daily Beast’s ‘brokest’ city list released Tuesday.
Nov 8, 2011, 10:19 pm
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Expedia is definitely a bully. That's been their longtime m.o. for companies who piss them off. I can remember years ago when Intercontinental Hotels Group stopped giving them rates to book because Expedia showed (maybe still does) a hotel sold out when it was only sold out of rates IHG gave them to book. IHG finally relented when they realized how much business they were no longer getting from Expedia. I suspect other pissed off at Expedia travel providers have taken similar action. Over the years there have been many travel articles regarding disputes between airlines, hotels and Expedia. American Airlines and Orbitz are also at odds.
Nov 9, 2011, 12:31 am
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In Columbus’ case, Expedia and Hotels.com have delisted Columbus so that people searching for hotels in the area are directed to other nearby cities, the Ledger-Enquirer reports. Tomlinson said the Daily Beast rankings seem to be an extension of that corporate retribution, the paper reported. Columbus was ranked at the top of The Daily Beast’s ‘brokest’ city list released Tuesday.
Oh, and I just tried this, and it failed to redirect me to nearby cities. It instead tried to redirect me to cities in other states named Columbus.
Nov 9, 2011, 8:13 am
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Interesting. I googled "columbus ga expedia" and found several articles, but not from 2011.
Here is one from September 2008 over conflicts on occupancy taxes which apparently started in 2006. This states that a GA Superior court rules in C'bus's favor:
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2...aColumbus.html
One from June 2009 showing that the GA Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court ruling against Expedia:
http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-N...dia-hotel-tax/
Another one from September 2009 over the same conflict, indicating c'bus was delisted by expedia and hotels.com:
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2...olumbusGA.html
Another one from March 2010 showing Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz had delisted c'bus due to conflicts over occupancy taxes:
http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/po...orbitz/83536/1
Apparently, this has been going one for the last 5 years, at least.
Here is one from September 2008 over conflicts on occupancy taxes which apparently started in 2006. This states that a GA Superior court rules in C'bus's favor:
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2...aColumbus.html
One from June 2009 showing that the GA Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court ruling against Expedia:
http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-N...dia-hotel-tax/
Another one from September 2009 over the same conflict, indicating c'bus was delisted by expedia and hotels.com:
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2...olumbusGA.html
Another one from March 2010 showing Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz had delisted c'bus due to conflicts over occupancy taxes:
http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/po...orbitz/83536/1
Apparently, this has been going one for the last 5 years, at least.
Nov 9, 2011, 2:12 pm
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