| Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by grahame at 08:05, 19th November 2025 |     |
From The BBC
Adverts by four of Britain's biggest hotel and travel firms have been banned for stating misleading minimum prices for rooms.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints against the Hilton hotel group, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor over their use of eye-catching so-called "from" prices.
The watchdog found only a small number of rooms actually available to book at the promoted price and concluded the adverts overstated the deals.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints against the Hilton hotel group, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor over their use of eye-catching so-called "from" prices.
The watchdog found only a small number of rooms actually available to book at the promoted price and concluded the adverts overstated the deals.
My biggest expense when I travel afar is not the train fares (which I manage to research downwards on many occasions), but accommodation costs - but I do sometimes look at adverts for excellent pubic transport fares and all too often find they have very limited availability. Have others experienced this?
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by grahame at 11:39, 19th November 2025 | |
And from comments on the BBC article ... this one has 12 likes and 0 dislikes so far
Comment by millkeeper at 11:14
millkeeper
11:14
I'm surprised this hasn't included rail companies and airlines who all say prices from but there are so few of those seats available they shouldn't be able to advertise like this
millkeeper
11:14
I'm surprised this hasn't included rail companies and airlines who all say prices from but there are so few of those seats available they shouldn't be able to advertise like this
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by eightonedee at 16:27, 19th November 2025 | |
but I do sometimes look at adverts for excellent pubic transport fares and all too often find they have very limited availability. Have others experienced this?
Mostly with airlines....
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:36, 19th November 2025 | |
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by GBM at 08:28, 20th November 2025 | |
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:03, 20th November 2025 | |
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by Clan Line at 21:11, 20th November 2025 | |
......and, of course, this one.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVASZ2lCY5Y
| Re: Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely available Posted by Bob_Blakey at 08:33, 21st November 2025 | |
And from comments on the BBC article ...
.....Comment by millkeeper at 11:14.....
.....I'm surprised this hasn't included rail companies and airlines who all say prices from but there are so few of those seats available they shouldn't be able to advertise like this
.....Comment by millkeeper at 11:14.....
.....I'm surprised this hasn't included rail companies and airlines who all say prices from but there are so few of those seats available they shouldn't be able to advertise like this
As far as rail companies in the UK are concerned the above statement is, as least partially, cobblers; on their website LNER always specify how many of the cheap(er) tickets are still available. SWR likewise. I haven't checked any other TOCs.
Seems fair enough to me - unless of course they are lying.
