Expedia, Booking.com investigating non-existent Las Vegas resort listings | Tourism

Multiple on-line journey websites are wanting into deceptive listings for non-existent Las Vegas resorts.

Booking.com and Expedia are investigating apparently pretend resort listings for an off-Strip property, the businesses confirmed to the Review-Journal on Thursday.

The listings are for Palette and Collection O resorts, neither of which is an working resort in Las Vegas. Both listings use the handle of the OYO, a finances property whose resort is operated by PRISM and its on line casino operations overseen by Paragon Gaming. The pictures related to each the Palette and Collection O listings seem to have been altered from pictures of the prevailing property or depict a resort that would not be recognized on the listed handle.

PRISM, an India-based journey and hospitality firm, is the dad or mum firm of OYO Hotels and counts each Palette and Collection O as manufacturers below its bigger company construction.

PRISM didn’t reply to an electronic mail looking for remark Thursday.

Expedia confirmed it’s investigating the listings however didn’t present extra remark Thursday. A Booking.com spokesperson mentioned the corporate additionally was wanting into the matter.

“We take the process of verifying accommodation listings seriously,” a spokesperson for Booking.com mentioned, including that listings undergo numerous checks earlier than going reside on the platform. “We also have dedicated teams and technical tools that monitor for suspicious activity around the clock. These measures are designed to help prevent fraudulent listings from appearing, but we recognize that bad actors continue to develop increasingly sophisticated tactics.”

The spokesperson mentioned the corporate instantly investigates considerations and takes applicable motion, which incorporates eradicating listings “where necessary.”

The listings drew consideration on social media this week after a TikTok video raised questions on a Las Vegas resort being provided on-line below a distinct identify. The video was adopted by extra social media posts in regards to the listings, prompting broader dialogue about how vacationers may unknowingly e book a resort below a reputation that didn’t match the precise property and who’s liable for the obvious deception.

The Review-Journal reviewed a number of journey website listings and located that properties marketed as Palette Las Vegas and Collection O Las Vegas have been related to the handle of OYO Las Vegas. The listings additionally used pictures that appeared to have been altered from pictures of the prevailing property or that depicted a resort that would not be recognized on the listed handle.

As of 4:45 p.m., listings for each Palette and Collection O resorts are nonetheless reside on Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, Trip.com and Travelocity.

Contact David Danzis at ddanzis@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0378. Follow @AC2Vegas_Danzis on X.