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Articles tagged “antitrust”

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Why the Justice Department Won’t Block Expedia-Orbitz Deal Despite the Noise

With the emergence of TripAdvisor and Google as online travel agency alternatives and Amazon waiting in the wings if it ever figures out what it wants to do in travel, all the signs point toward an increasingly competitive online travel agency market in the U.S. These are factors the DOJ will consider when mulling the Expedia-Orbitz deal.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Why the Justice Department Won’t Block Expedia-Orbitz Deal Despite the Noise

Online Travel

Google Makes Another Big Move Toward Dominating Hotel Search

Old metasearch sites, like old soldiers, don't die. They just fade away. That may be the case for Google Hotel Finder as Google's hotel listings right on the first search results page funnel users in a streamlined way to Google's hotel ads.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Google Makes Another Big Move Toward Dominating Hotel Search

Online Travel

Google’s Antitrust Defense: Trust Us, We Know What’s Best

How deep will the concessions be that the European Commission will be able to coax out of Google? And will the U.S. Federal Trade Commission be embarrassed into action?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Google’s Antitrust Defense: Trust Us, We Know What’s Best

Media and PR

What Travel Companies Have Against Google on Antitrust Issues

Travel companies speaking out against the all-powerful Google walk a thin line because they are dependent on Google to widely varying degrees. They now have an apparent ally in the European Commission while the U.S. FTC opted out.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

What Travel Companies Have Against Google on Antitrust Issues

Online Travel

TripAdvisor CEO Wants Europe to Crack Down on Google’s Anti-Competitive Behavior

TripAdvisor still spends a lot of money with Google so Kaufer's condemnation of Google's practices stands out. Others have been more circumspect.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

TripAdvisor CEO Wants Europe to Crack Down on Google’s Anti-Competitive Behavior

Online Travel

Google May Have Appeased the FTC, But Can It Beat Europe’s Regulators?

U.S. and European antitrust authorities have collaborated in their respective probes of Google. Strong antitrust regulatory action in Europe could rekindle interest in the U.S., assuming Google's lobbyists are unsuccessful in squelching it.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Google May Have Appeased the FTC, But Can It Beat Europe’s Regulators?

Online Travel

FTC Staff Wanted to Sue Google for Ripping Off TripAdvisor and Yelp

Google dodged a bullet in 2013 when the FTC terminated its antitrust probe without forcing meaningful concessions or filing suit. Now we know that the rank and file within the FTC wanted to fight it out with Google in court.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

FTC Staff Wanted to Sue Google for Ripping Off TripAdvisor and Yelp

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Zillow Merger’s Lessons for Expedia-Orbitz Regulatory Approval

There are enough parallels in the way that the Zillow-Trulia merger made it through the antitrust regulatory process that you can almost bet the house that the Expedia-Orbitz Worldwide merger will squeak through as well.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Zillow Merger’s Lessons for Expedia-Orbitz Regulatory Approval

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Expedia Will Pay Orbitz $115 Million if Antitrust Complications Scuttle Acquisition

The antitrust prospects of Expedia Inc.'s $1.6 billion acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide hinge on which prism competition authorities choose to view the deal. Expedia would have a 75 percent share of the U.S. online travel agency market but consumers have plenty of other ways to book their trips, too.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia Will Pay Orbitz $115 Million if Antitrust Complications Scuttle Acquisition

Online Travel

Booking.com Tries to Make European Regulators Happy, Ends Up at Disadvantage

Booking.com likely faced penalties and findings that it infringed on competition laws if it hadn't come to terms with regulatory authorities in France, Italy and Sweden. This agreement appears to disadvantage Booking.com versus its competitors -- unless authorities compel them to sign similar pacts.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Booking.com Tries to Make European Regulators Happy, Ends Up at Disadvantage