Google Europe hotel search hijacking bug

Google Search may have a bug in the European regions with hotel listings being hijacked by spammy sites

Feb 27, 2024

Google will show TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Booking.com and other legit sites in its search results but when you click on those listings, you're taken to a different site, a spammy site.

JC Chouinard an SEO Strategist at Tripadvisor, posted details of this hijacking including sharing screenshots. Google is aware of the issue but did not disclose any details.

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