The American Hotel & Lodging Association is urging for legislation to take action against fraudulent online booking sites it claims are conning travelers into purchasing hotel rooms with no actual relation to the hotels. These scams cost travelers up to $1.3 billion a year, the group says. Online travel sites have voiced their objections, arguing that the hotel industry is exaggerating the issue in an attempt to convince travelers to book directly so hotels can evade the cost of sales commissions to online booking sites. Read more here.
