Lex Booking didn't help, the OTA power remains
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Lex Booking didn't help, the OTA power remains

Gasthaus Heimeli Graubünden, Switzerland
Although smaller guesthouses are less dependent on OTAs, they suffer more than chain hotels from the usual OTA cancellation practices. / © Graubuenden Ferien, Marco Hartmann

Two years have already passed since the introduction of Lex Booking in Switzerland. A review revealed that little has changed since: the pressure from OTAs on accommodation providers remains.

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