Articles tagged “competition”

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.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

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

Online Travel

Latin America’s Despegar Opens Travel Agencies to Get Travelers to Book Online

If you work for an online travel agency and suggested it open brick-and-mortar stores to bring customers online, you would get very quizzical looks, at the least. Let's see if it works in Argentina and Brazil for Despegar/Decolar.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Latin America’s Despegar Opens Travel Agencies to Get Travelers to Book Online

Online Travel

Airbnb Fined for Misleading Australian Consumers

Airbnb will offer compensation worth about $154 per customer. Remember, Airbnb: That's $230 in Australian dollars.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Airbnb Fined for Misleading Australian Consumers

Online Travel

Google and Booking Face European Objections Over Competition

Google faces a tougher hill to climb than Booking, although the European Commission's statement of objections puts Booking's Etraveli acquisition in doubt.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Google and Booking Face European Objections Over Competition

Online Travel

Booking’s Stalled $1.8 Billion Etraveli Acquisition to Spur EU Objections: Report

The EU's objections to Booking's proposed acquisition of flight-tech firm Etraveli Group does not mean the deal is dead. The EU may demand concessions to reshape the pact, which is an important piece of CEO Glenn Fogel's "connected trip" strategy.

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters | 11 months ago

Booking’s Stalled $1.8 Billion Etraveli Acquisition to Spur EU Objections: Report

Airlines

The Undoing of American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance – in 11 Quotes

The 94-page ruling methodically knocks down the argument from American and JetBlue that their alliance boosts competition to benefit flyers.

Lex Haris | 11 months ago

The Undoing of American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance – in 11 Quotes

News Blog

South Korean Antitrust Watchdog Fines Booking.com and Agoda

South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it would slap two Booking Holdings brands fines of $1,750 (2.5 million won) for its flagship brand Booking.com — and a similar fine on sister brand Agoda — for not clearly telling customers that their search results are partly based on advertising, Yonhap News Agency reported. CORRECTION: This article…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

News Blog

India Competition Watchdog Hits MakeMyTrip and Oyo With $47 Million in Sanctions

India's competition watchdog has fined online hotel-booking company MakeMyTrip Group about $27 million (₹223.48 crore) and hotel chain Oyo about $20 million (₹168.88 crore) for anti-competitive behavior. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been investigating the companies since 2019, after a hotel body alleged that MakeMyTrip gave biased preference to SoftBank-backed Oyo on its…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Online Travel

Calling Booking.com a Gatekeeper Wouldn’t Have the Impact European Regulators Expect

The European Commission found that banning certain rate parity provisions impacted competition minimally. Therefore, perhaps designating Booking.com a "gatekeeper," were it to happen, wouldn't be the end of online travel as we know it.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Calling Booking.com a Gatekeeper Wouldn’t Have the Impact European Regulators Expect

Online Travel

What a Google Breakup Would Mean for Travel

Superapps and connected trips would take a hit if Google were forced to self-immolate. However, competition would flourish if authorities curtail Google bias.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 2 years ago

What a Google Breakup Would Mean for Travel