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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel
Josh Taylor

Booking.com to compensate some hotels over delayed payments but others miss out

A Booking.com logo displayed on a smartphone
Travel website Booking.com has apologised to hotels and partners for payment delays it says resulted from finance systems maintenance. Photograph: Mateusz Słodkowski/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Travel website Booking.com has apologised and offered some hotel operators cash compensation for leaving hotels and partners out of pocket for months, but those who have been left out of the payment say it adds insult to injury.

In an email sent out to hotel operators this week, the Booking.com chief executive, Glenn Fogel, apologised for “the impact that our finance and payment systems maintenance and the resulting delay in payments may have had on you and your business”.

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