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Augsburg. Confusion has become an art form: "Best Price" seems clear enough, but in fact is not the best price. German hoteliers are getting worked up about a phenomenon that yet again proves that everyone does what he wants. Only the common spring board is called "best price".

Linz. The consumer information of the Arbeiterkammer Oberoesterreich - the legal interest group of employees in Austria - has, among other things, taken a closer look at the hotel prices offered by the four internet providers hrs.de, hotel.de, ehotel.de and expedia.de. It discovered price differences of up to 123 percent.