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Hong Kong consumer watchdog urges clearer hotel booking policies

Hong Kong's Consumer Council is urging hotels and online booking platforms to be more transparent about their refund and booking change policies. This call comes after the council received 3,346 complaints about lodgings since 2023, with a significant portion related to contract terminations and amendments due to personal reasons or service quality issues. The watchdog advises consumers to carefully review accommodation details before payment. AI

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Hong Kong consumer watchdog urges clearer hotel booking policies

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Eric Jiang ·

    Hotels, online platforms urged to clearly outline refund, booking change policies

    Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has urged hotels and online booking platforms to clearly outline their responsibilities in cases of booking changes or refunds, after general complaints reached up to 1,050 annually over the past three years. The Consumer Council also said on Monday …