By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/10/2026In his coverage of the Expedia lawsuit - which brought many of these details to light - Hepner notes that hotels themselves have undergone near-total cartelization. 1765 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/10/2026Hilton, Marriott, and Choice International own the majority of all hotels after a string of acquisitions that went largely unchallenged by slumbering antitrust regulators around the world. 18614 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/10/2026These consolidated chains have *also* jacked up prices and enshittified their service, slashing housekeeping and check-in staff and allowing their facilities to slip into disrepair. 1859 0
