In Russia, they may be prohibited from booking hotels via Booking.com

Claims to the international service arose on the basis that Booking.com actually engaged in Russia in Russia (offers hotels, flights, transfers), but legally is not a tour operator and does not pay appropriate contributions, Voitovich emphasizes.

According to him, the service occupies a dominant position in the market-Booking.com accounts for 60-70% of individual sales in Russian hotels.

“No Russian tour operator can compare with Booking.com, because they have limited contracts with large international network hotels - ACCOR, Rezidor and Radisson. The Russian tour operator will not conclude such an agreement and get the conditions much worse. Therefore, Booking.com will now and for many years in advance will dominate the market, ” Sergei Voitovich shares with reporters.

The Russian tour operator offers the Russians to book at Booking.com hotels and hotels in the Russian Federation. At the same time, leave the opportunity to do the same in foreign countries.

It is noted that foreigners will be able to make hotel reservation in Russia using the service.

The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation reacted to the initiative. Officials instructed to study the appropriateness of the prohibition of the Booking.com hotel reservation service in Russia.

Booking.com service is considered the most popular hotel reservation site. According to the company itself, more than 1.5 million nights are booking daily on the site.

Russia, according to Similarweb in April 2018, provides 7.49% of the calls to Booking.com and takes first place in this indicator, RBC writes.