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European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – July/August 2024

The "European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin” breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe during the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways. ...more

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Online Travel Update: Booking.com Adds Loyalty Program Benefits; Yelp Makes News on Two Fronts; and Major OTAs Spend More Billions...

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After a few quiet weeks, last week produced a number of stories that caught our attention and made it into our weekly Update, including two interesting stories on customer reviews. Enjoy....more

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Kartellrechts-Radar Sommer 2021

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Reform Vertikal-GVO – Kommission legt Entwürfe der neuen Vertikal-GVO und Vertikalleitlinien vor Die aktuelle Vertikal-GVO läuft zum 31. Mai 2022 aus. Die Europäische Kommission („Kommission“) hat nun den Entwurf der...more

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Jurisdiction clarified: International online travel agencies can be sued in Germany for infringement of competition law

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On 24 November, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its long-awaited judgment in the “Wikingerhof” case (ref. C-59/19), which had had the German hotel industry on tenterhooks. Although the name might suggest it had...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: German and French antitrust authorities examine effects of pricing algorithms on competition;...

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Algorithms Under EU Scrutiny - (“Algorithms might raise collusion concerns, Franco-German study says,” MLex Insight on Nov 8, 2019) As many of you probably already know, algorithms are the heart and soul of most online...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Indian and South Korean regulators examine practices of online platforms; Sabre launches content...

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This week’s Update highlights two additional countries’ efforts to investigate alleged abuses by powerful global online platforms, including widely used online travel platforms. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Skift reports key takeaways from inaugural tech. forum; Expedia plans five-fold increase in...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 15, 2018 is below. Hometown favorite, Amazon, features heavily in this week’s Update. ...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Australian authorities confirm renewed interest in parity provisions; Singapore opens...

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Australian Authorities Confirm Renewed Interest in Parity Provisions - ("Online Booking Clauses Still Cause for Concern for Australian Competition Authority," MLex, April 11, 2018) (subscription required) - Speaking...more

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EU & Competition Law Update – August 2016

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EU: Regulatory Scrutiny of Online Hotel Booking Continues - The 13 July 2016 saw the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announce that it had sent a questionnaire to a large sample of hotels throughout the UK. As...more

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Regulatory scrutiny of online hotel booking continues

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The 13 July 2016 saw the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announce that it had sent a questionnaire to a large sample of hotels throughout the UK. As part of a joint monitoring project with the European Commission,...more

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