Overview

• Hotrec says more than 15,000 hotels have registered, with the largest groups from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece and Austria.
• The registration deadline falls on August 29, with the effort coordinated by Hotrec alongside the Stichting Hotel Claims Alliance and over 30 national associations.
• Hotrec plans to lodge the collective action at the Amsterdam district court before the end of 2025, drawing on national cases pursued since 2020 in Amsterdam and Berlin.
• The claims seek compensation for losses tied to Booking.com’s former best-price clauses, which the European Court of Justice found incompatible with EU competition law in case C-264/23.
• Organizers cite potential repayments of up to 30% of paid commissions plus interest, while Booking.com contests that the ECJ ruling establishes a basis for damages.