The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) quashed the decision of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), now the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), to close its investigation into pricing arrangements entered into by Booking.com, Expedia, and InterContinental Hotels. The OFT closed its investigation after the parties had offered behavioural commitments.

Skyscanner, an operator of a meta-search engine for hotel bookings, flights and car hires, appealed the OFT’s decision because it was concerned that the commitments accepted by the OFT harmed Skyscanner’s business.