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|Description=Using a giftcard from Hotelgiftcard was found to create surprisingly expensive hotel prices than not using any giftcard for consumers using them. | |Description=Using a giftcard from Hotelgiftcard was found to create surprisingly expensive hotel prices than not using any giftcard for consumers using them. | ||
}} | }}In 2026, consumer protection TV show found that using a giftcard from [https://www.hotelgiftcard.com/en-us/ Hotelgiftcard.com] created surprisingly expensive hotel prices compared to not using any giftcard, with price differences up to 700 euros.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||
{{ | A consumer protection investigation found that Hotelgiftcard artifically increases hotel prices to levels that the consumer report said they found unacceptable. The company responded officially by saying it is widely known that giftcards don't decrease prices, and that their pricing system is correct, comes from their partner, Expedia themselves, and benefits the consumer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2 Feb 2026 |title=Radar onderzoekt: overnachting duurder mét Hotelgiftcard dan zonder |url=https://radar.avrotros.nl/artikel/radar-onderzoekt-overnachting-duurder-met-hotelgiftcard-dan-zonder-62316 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203130545/https://radar.avrotros.nl/artikel/radar-onderzoekt-overnachting-duurder-met-hotelgiftcard-dan-zonder-62316 |archive-date=3 Feb 2026 |access-date=28 Mar 2026 |website=Radar |language=nl}}</ref> | ||
===[Company]'s response=== | ===[Company]'s response=== | ||
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<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Feb 2026 |title=Reacties Hotelgiftcard en Expedia | |||
Hcg En Expedia |url=https://radar.avrotros.nl/artikel/reacties-hotelgiftcard-en-expedia-62320 |url-status=live |access-date=28 Mar 2026 |website=Radar |language=nl}}</ref> | |||
==Lawsuit== | ==Lawsuit== | ||
{{Ph-I-L}} | {{Ph-I-L}} | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 28 March 2026
In 2026, consumer protection TV show found that using a giftcard from Hotelgiftcard.com created surprisingly expensive hotel prices compared to not using any giftcard, with price differences up to 700 euros.[1]
Background
[Incident]
A consumer protection investigation found that Hotelgiftcard artifically increases hotel prices to levels that the consumer report said they found unacceptable. The company responded officially by saying it is widely known that giftcards don't decrease prices, and that their pricing system is correct, comes from their partner, Expedia themselves, and benefits the consumer.[1]
[Company]'s response
Lawsuit
Consumer response
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Radar onderzoekt: overnachting duurder mét Hotelgiftcard dan zonder". Radar (in Nederlands). 2 Feb 2026. Archived from the original on 3 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 Mar 2026.
- ↑ "Reacties Hotelgiftcard en Expedia Hcg En Expedia". Radar (in Nederlands). 2 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 Mar 2026.
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