Regulatory
The EU DMA, rate-parity shifts, and jurisdictional tax rules that change how OTAs behave.
- Regulatory 8 min
Tax-on-Commission: The Hidden Markup Your Expedia Contract Doesn't Show, By Country
Your headline commission is not your effective cost. Country-by-country table of VAT, GST, and digital-services tax that compounds on top of every OTA commission charge.
- Regulatory 9 min
Rate Parity After the DMA: How EU Hotels Test Direct-Rate Differentials Without Losing Ranking
Post-DMA, lower direct rates are legal but Booking.com's algorithm still punishes them silently. A test-and-measure playbook that protects your ranking while you experiment.
- Regulatory 7 min
What the May-2026 EU DMA Audit Means for Independent Hotels
The Digital Markets Act forced Booking.com to remove rate-parity clauses in July 2024. The first-year compliance audit is due May 2026. Here's what it changes, what it doesn't, and how to test differentiated pricing without wrecking your ranking.
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