In a recent move, about 300 hoteliers in Ahmedabad unanimously decided to turn down bookings from two major online portals – MakeMyTrip and GoIbibo –starting from 1st December .
On November 30th,this issue was discussed during the meeting of HRA(Hotels and Restaurants Association ),Gujarat.Hoteliers have alleged that indiscriminate discount offered by these portals unfavorably affected their business.
Narendra Somani, president of HRA – Gujarat said these online booking companies charged commission in the tune of 35% on the discounted rates.Because of this the hoteliers here losing their revenue and struggling to sustain their business.
This mean s that if someone made a booking at a city-based hotel from the above mentioned portals, they will not be considered for a check in even if they produce the Hotel’s vocher.
Somani said these hotels have already notified the customers that they are not going to serve those showing vouchers booked by these two specific portals.Rather they will be offered the rooms at the same rate with the condition the customer must cancel his booking made by MakeMyTrip and GoIbibo portals.
Hoteliers in Bengaluru,Odisha,Indore and Chandigarh are also facing the similar issues and may follow boycotting the indiscriminate discount policy of these two portals,Somani said.
Source: TOI
