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Reuters
21-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Swiss price watchdog orders Booking.com to lower prices
ZURICH, May 21 (Reuters) - Switzerland's price watchdog has ordered (BKNG.O), opens new tab to lower its prices in the country, finding that the online travel agency's commission rates for hotels are "abusively high," the supervisory body said on Wednesday. In accordance with the order, must reduce its commission rates for Swiss hotels by almost a quarter, the watchdog said in a statement. vowed to appeal the decision and said its rates would not change until the appeal process was resolved. "We don't agree with a forced reduction in the cost of a product that is entirely optional," it said in a statement. The Swiss watchdog said the cost reduction must be implemented three months after the ruling becomes legally binding, and would remain in effect for three years. Earlier this week the Spanish government ordered Airbnb (ABNB.O), opens new tab to withdraw over 65,000 listings for holiday rentals which it said violated existing rules from its platform. The step was part of a broader Spanish crackdown on tourism rentals via sites such as Airbnb and which critics blame for contributing to a housing crisis in the country.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cities along Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' tour see hotel prices surge by up to 178%, study finds
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has launched her "Cowboy Carter" tour, and each city along the way is seeing the Beyoncé effect with the singer causing hotel prices to skyrocket. A new study conducted by Casino Reviews found that in the last month alone, there have been 82,590 Google searches for "Beyoncé tour accommodation." And this interest is having an impact, causing hotel prices to skyrocket by up to 178% for cities along Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour. According to researchers who looked at accommodations on fans can expect to pay up to $221 more for every mile closer a hotel is to the respective tour venues. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement The study found that hotel prices have surged the most (178%) around Chicago's Soldier Field stadium — Beyoncé's next stop. This equates to fans paying an additional $523.89 compared to a typical one-night stay. Other cities like Beyoncé's hometown of Houston and Las Vegas — the last stop — saw around 37.5% and 32.9% surges, respectively. As fans know, Beyoncé first debuted her tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angles on April 28 with 39 songs on the set list. Her second show took place May 1 on the same stage. The groundbreaking concert proved to be spectacle of many things including fashion, different music genres and most notably country music and political commentary. Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., are among the U.S. cities on the nine-city tour. It will also visit two cities in Europe — London and Paris. The grand finale will take place in Las Vegas on July 26. Beyoncé is set to make history again with her scheduled tour dates, including by playing the most dates at SoFi Stadium of any artist. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement "Cowboy Carter" has been a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black country artists and the genre's roots. Prior to releasing the album, Beyoncé got candid about creating the five-year project and alluded to her 2016 performance at the CMA Awards. It was met with an icy reception. "This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn't," she wrote on Instagram. "The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. Act ii is a result of challenging myself and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work." Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' tour causes surge in hotel prices
