Hotel industry targets Priceline and Expedia's 'duopoly'
The hotel industry in the United States is going after travel websites like Expedia and Priceline, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

Shares of Expedia and Priceline closed slightly negative on Friday. Trivago's stock closed down more than 1 percent.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association, which counts Marriott and Hyatt as members, believes that the booking companies are monopolistic, and is looking to lobby against them.

"We have publicly opposed such consolidation with the Justice Department and outlined how the Expedia and Priceline duopoly hurts consumer choice and the small businesses in our industry, which represent some 60 percent of all the hotels in the U.S., who are struggling to compete as a result of the gouging commission rates charged by the [online travel agencies]," the American Hotel & Lodging Association said.