Booking Holdings Settles Texas Lawsuit Alleging It Obscured Mandatory Fees

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $9.5 million settlement from Booking Holdings, ending a lawsuit that accused the online travel giant of masking mandatory fees and promoting room rates that were never actually available. The agreement follows allegations that the company’s platforms—Booking.com, Priceline.com and Kayak.com—relied on deceptive “junk fee” tactics.

Booking Holdings Settles Texas Lawsuit Alleging It Obscured Mandatory Fees