Booking.com suspended NI B&B boss’s account after wrongly accusing her of failing to pay bills

Travel website apologises to Co Fermanagh businesswoman

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A businesswoman who operates on Booking.com has hit out at the website after she was accused of not paying commission bills and her account was suspended.

The company blamed a “technical issue” after reports of website problems began to emerge last summer.

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