Articles tagged “antitrust”

Online Travel

Federal Judge Rules Google Is a Monopolist, Stifles Search Engine Competition

Booking Holdings and Expedia spend billions of dollars each year to have their websites prioritized within Google search results pages, so any overcharging would hit them hard.

Federal Judge Rules Google Is a Monopolist, Stifles Search Engine Competition

Online Travel

Spain Regulator Cites Booking.com for Abusive Practices But Lowers Penalty by $90 Million

Should Booking.com have the right to compel Spanish hotels what rates they can charge on their own websites? That is the heart of the issue.

Spain Regulator Cites Booking.com for Abusive Practices But Lowers Penalty by $90 Million

Online Travel

See Why Google’s Competitors Think It’s Violating Europe’s Digital Markets Act

As with privacy concerns, the European Union is ahead of the U.S. when it comes to regulating digital platforms such as Google. European online travel companies aren't satisfied with Google's changes — but hotels think they go too far.

See Why Google’s Competitors Think It’s Violating Europe’s Digital Markets Act

Hotels

Choice-Wyndham Merger Is a 50/50 Bet: What the Skift Travel 200 Reveals

The market has become less skeptical of Choice's hostile takeover bid for Wyndham, despite many roadblocks. The Skift Travel 200 sheds light on the thinking behind this offer.

Choice-Wyndham Merger Is a 50/50 Bet: What the Skift Travel 200 Reveals

Online Travel

Booking.com Hit With $530 Million Fine From Spanish Regulators

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the company would appeal the Spanish competition authority's $530 million draft decision if it becomes permanent.

Booking.com Hit With $530 Million Fine From Spanish Regulators

Airlines

Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Faces a Justice Department Wary of Airline Combos

Alaska and Hawaiian are singing a similar tune about their combo that other airlines did before their mergers faced the full force of an anti-consolidation Justice Department.

Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Faces a Justice Department Wary of Airline Combos

Experiences

Google Partners with South Africa to Fix Unfair Search Results for Small Travel Operators 

Google is flipping the script on its anti-competitive behavior in South Africa, with a partnership to bolster digital transformation in the country's tourism sector.

Google Partners with South Africa to Fix Unfair Search Results for Small Travel Operators 

Online Travel

After Booking Deal Went Bust, Etraveli CEO Says Price ‘No Longer in Play’

Booking.com's appeal of the adverse European Commission decision on its merger with eTraveli Group will take years to play out. If self-styled "bigger fish" eTraveli is still around for the taking, it would cost considerably more.

After Booking Deal Went Bust, Etraveli CEO Says Price ‘No Longer in Play’

Online Travel

Booking Sends European Commission Memo to Fight For eTraveli Deal

This is might be called Booking Holdings statement of objections to the EC’s statement of objections to the eTraveli deal. This dust-up is heading for the courts.

Booking Sends European Commission  Memo to Fight For eTraveli Deal

Online Travel

Google Scores Court Victory in Case Alleging Anticompetitive Bias

Google's advertising business sucked the life out of Tripadvisor and others' free search results. The issue of Google's alleged search bias and how it impacts the travel industry is not going away.

Google Scores Court Victory in Case Alleging Anticompetitive Bias