How just two corporations control all hotel listings

Did you know the CEO of Expedia pocketed a mind-blowing $296 million last year? That's money coming straight from overpriced hotel bookings - maybe even yours.

It's a staggering figure that raises questions about the booking industry as a whole.

The truth is, nearly all hotel booking sites are controlled by just two corporate giants - Expedia and Booking Holdings.

Over the past few years, these two companies spent a combined $30 Billion dollars on advertising to promote their booking websites, making us believe we're getting the best rates through them.

If you've ever spent hours comparing rates when searching for a hotel, the reality is that they own all the channels, and have sneaky ways of controlling the rates across the board.

Their dirty little secret...Why 98% overpay for hotel rooms

This information is not widely known, but it should be.

These corporations have legal agreements with all the hotel companies that force them to price hotel rates equally across all channels.

This is why if you ever compare prices for a certain hotel on Google, they're nearly all priced the same, no matter where you book.

Known as Rate Parity clauses, these legal agreements keep the prices fixed for consumers, so that no booking platform can offer lower prices.

While the EU outlawed this price-fixing in 2016, the US has yet to act.

This is why a whopping 98% of us overpay for online hotel bookings.

Simply put, nobody has been legally allowed publish hotel rates to consumers at the "raw" wholesale rate.

How you can pay the "raw rate" for hotels

There's a beacon of hope in this bleak booking landscape - a new booking platform offering the same hotels, for 15% - 40% off the public price.

Launched in early 2023, the team at Freedom is on a mission to bring an end to Rate Parity and empower travelers to book at cost.

How? After studying the legal agreements, Freedom discovered a clever loophole - that Rate Parity clauses only apply to publicly posted prices. 

It turns out, Rate Parity laws don't apply to membership sites.

So here's their clever hack: by charging a small membership fee, their booking platform is able to offer its users wholesale prices to the same hotels (sometimes as much as 40% off!)

The cherry on top? They decided not to add any markups, so you only pay the raw, wholesale rate.

When we compared 38 hotels on Freedom to their published prices on Google and Booking, Freedom's prices averaged 29% cheaper.

That means more vacations, better hotels and more money to spend enjoying your trip. Imagine staying in luxurious hotels without breaking the bank.

Try Freedom and compare the rates yourself

Don't waste another dollar on overpriced hotel rooms. 

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