Expedia 'Amazoned' hotel rooms: Doctorow's enshittification post-mortem
leephillips · hn · 2026-10-17
Cory Doctorow's latest Pluralistic essay argues Expedia has 'Amazoned' hotel bookings: the platform leverages its chokepoint on travel search to extract commissions, push paid placement and loyalty programs on hotels, and leave consumers worse off than booking direct. The piece applies his signature enshittification framework to the online travel agency business.
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