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Originally Dutch, Booking.com is now owned by a US holding and has a 45% market share. Book directly through the hotel, it's generally cheaper (i.postimg.cc)

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

My wife has a friend who works as a hotel receptionist. She said they often give guests free upgrades when they book directly through the hotel website. I still use booking.com to get an overview of available hotels in an area. But once I've decided on a hotel, I'll try to go to their own website.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I was going to say, it's more of a discovery tool