Online travel agency Booking.com was slapped with a record fine on Tuesday by Hungary's competition watchdog, which said its "aggressive" sales methods put unfair pressure on customers. The Netherlands-based firm was fined 7 million euros ($7.5 million) for unfair trading practices, said the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH). The body said free cancellation options for some listings were available only with conditions and within certain periods, making them "misleading". The website also put "unfair psychological pressure" on consumers to book accommodation quickly by flagging how many rooms were left at the advertised price or how many others were looking at the same option, GVH said. The fine, calculated from the firm's Hungarian revenue, is the country's largest-ever penalty for infringing consumer protection rights, according to local media. pmu/jxb