Trip ruined: Booking.com accommodation price increased by $100 a night after confirmation

However, Sestrem said a week later she received a message from Booking.com informing her the rate she had booked using its website was incorrect.

“I was told I would have to pay $100 more per day or cancel the reservation so they could relist it at the increased price,” she told the Herald.

She said the accommodation went up in price from $286.29 per night to $410.13.

“They offered me a discounted rate of $380, but that was still absurd. The error was not my fault,” Sestrem said.

She messaged the host directly.

“He explained that this had happened with other clients too [and] I could choose to either pay a higher amount or cancel it. So I had no choice but to cancel it,” she said.

“By the time they informed me about the price change, my other accommodation options were no longer available. I ended up booking a less ideal location…