wth respect chap i think you are missing the point
they have signed up to agencies because their customers that usually stay with them and used to repeat book direct are now booking online and are able to easily see local competition
this isnt a conspiracy, occupancy rates in the UK in hotels...
with regard to restaurants half of me wants to throttle you for only just realising this is exactly what these apps and websites have been doing all along......did you think they were doing it for lols?
the other half of me would like to congratulate you on your realisation its best to always...