Ripping you off Stage 3
Booking built the default hotel search habit in many regions; commission, Genius tiers, and pressure on properties to buy visibility are familiar OTA dynamics. Strong stage 3.
- Since
- 1996
- Category
- Travel
- VC-backed
- Yes
- Public
- Since 1999 (NASDAQ: BKNG)
- Website
- booking.com
Why it’s rated 3
The criteria it meets, with sources · Method
- Alignment 0 of 3
- None
- Lock-in 1 of 4
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- L1 Network or reputation
- Extraction 2 of 7
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- E3 Squeezing the other side Jul 30, 2024
- E6 Self-dealing Jul 30, 2024
- Decline 0 of 3
- None
Result Two or more extraction criteria, or lock-in plus at least one, so stage 3.
News signals
Sourced reporting, tagged by strategy
Jul 30, 2024
Spain fines Booking.com a record €413M for abusing its dominance over hotels
Two-sided squeezeSelf-preferencing