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Judge: Enough proof big hotel brands manipulated online search results to let antitrust class action continue

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Mar 22, 2019 @ 2:40pm

A federal judge has turned down a bid by the world’s largest hotel brands, inlcuding Hilton, Hyatt and Wyndham, to shut the door on an antitrust class action accusing them of conspiring to boost room rates by working together to make it harder for consumers to compare prices online.
Class action: Hoteliers conspired to manipulate online search ad results, boost room prices

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Mar 20, 2018 @ 5:54pm

Comparing the practice to a surreptitious deal struck between the world’s biggest beverage bottlers to not trample on the other’s advertising turf, a new class action lawsuit accuses the country’s biggest hoteliers of illegally conspiring to boost room prices by working together to make it harder for consumers to compare prices online.
Millions of dollars in balance as Hilton, BMO Harris continue sparring over credit card processing contract

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Nov 1, 2017 @ 3:02pm

One of the world’s largest hoteliers and one of the Chicago region’s biggest banks are continuing their court fight over millions of dollars Hilton Hotels claims BMO Harris Bank wrongly withheld amid a tussle over a credit card processing deal and customer data breaches.