Will Booking.com’s Hungarian Hosts Finally Get Paid?

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Hungary’s short-term rental hosts who offer their properties on Amsterdam-based Booking.com haven’t been paid for several months, leaving some having to decide whether they’ll need to shutter their businesses, according to published reports. Among the latest developments, regulatory authorities in Hungary initiated a complaint process against Booking, charging that a majority of hosts in the country haven’t […]