Travel website Booking.com has left many hotel operators and other partners across the globe thousands of dollars out of pocket for months on end, blaming the lack of payment on a “technical issue”.
The issue is widespread in Thailand, Indonesia and Europe among hoteliers who are venting their frustrations in Facebook groups as rumours swirl about the cause of the failure to pay.
“Both room nights and gross bookings came in ahead of our previous expectations as a result of the favourable demand environment,” the CEO, Glenn Fogel, said at the time.
It has led many to attempt other ways to reach the company, including LinkedIn messaging, directs emails to the Booking group CEO and looking up individual financial officers online.
Emily Stanley, an Australian running a two-bedroom villa in Bali, managed to get paid out last week for the A$11,000 she was owed since March by tracking down a finance officer on Facebook.
Stanley said the payment delay meant she couldn’t pay rent on her own home, and was forced to take a travel nursing job where accommodation was provided for free.
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She had to get a second job and move home because she couldn’t afford the rent on her own home. Because a global company didn’t pay her on time. That’s pretty fucked up.
Yeah if only she had a real job that didn’t involve a company raking in billions of dollars for listing her property without actually compensating her for her bookings for a property she owns and controls.
What a dirtbag response to some billionaires fleecing her for her heard earned weath.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Travel website Booking.com has left many hotel operators and other partners across the globe thousands of dollars out of pocket for months on end, blaming the lack of payment on a “technical issue”.
The issue is widespread in Thailand, Indonesia and Europe among hoteliers who are venting their frustrations in Facebook groups as rumours swirl about the cause of the failure to pay.
“Both room nights and gross bookings came in ahead of our previous expectations as a result of the favourable demand environment,” the CEO, Glenn Fogel, said at the time.
It has led many to attempt other ways to reach the company, including LinkedIn messaging, directs emails to the Booking group CEO and looking up individual financial officers online.
Emily Stanley, an Australian running a two-bedroom villa in Bali, managed to get paid out last week for the A$11,000 she was owed since March by tracking down a finance officer on Facebook.
Stanley said the payment delay meant she couldn’t pay rent on her own home, and was forced to take a travel nursing job where accommodation was provided for free.
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Oh no, she had to get a job and work.
She had to get a second job and move home because she couldn’t afford the rent on her own home. Because a global company didn’t pay her on time. That’s pretty fucked up.
Yeah if only she had a real job that didn’t involve a company raking in billions of dollars for listing her property without actually compensating her for her bookings for a property she owns and controls.
What a dirtbag response to some billionaires fleecing her for her heard earned weath.
Oh please.
She’s no different to an AirBnBer except she doesn’t even live in the same country as the “villa” she rents outs.
So? She invested in a property for the purpose of making income. Why on earth would you ever criticize that?
The issue is she is being taken by a middle man company fucking her over.
Honestly that does not bother me at all. She has a 2nd house, and expects to get sympathy form us? No thanks
Yes? How is it any different than an office space or storefront ?
It’s a second home for the purpose of renting.
Why would I have an issue with parasites who make money off of property ownership and exploiting 3rd world labor prices?
The fact that she got exploited back is just karma, the issue is her.