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Articles tagged “ftc”

Media and PR

FTC’s Google antitrust probe: Will regulators really give Google a pass on search bias?

The devil's in the details regarding what sorts of concessions Google is willing to make on charges of search bias in travel and outside it.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

FTC pressuring hotels on deceptive resort fees

Hidden resort fees impact both leisure and business travelers, and an FTC crackdown on the practice is long overdue.

Dennis Schaal and Dan Nguyen, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Silicon Valley legislators go to bat for Google over FTC probe

Whether Google has violated antitrust laws may be up to the courts to decide, but it is clear that cluttering flight and hotel search results screens with results predominantly from its own products harms consumers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Silicon Valley legislators go to bat for Google over FTC probe

Media and PR

Is FTC ready to give Google a pass on search bias?

The FTC should realize that Google's pointing consumers to its own products does indeed cause consumer harm. A free pass from the FTC would be a setback for consumers, although European regulators would likely be tougher on Google and could force some changes in its vertical-search practices.

Skift | 11 years ago

Is FTC ready to give Google a pass on search bias?

Ground Transport

Hertz awaits Dollar Thrifty’s decision to merge after winning FTC approval on Thursday

Hertz’s tender offer for Dollar’s stock is set to expire today and may need to be extended to get the necessary number of shares, although both boards have already approved the merger.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hertz awaits Dollar Thrifty’s decision to merge after winning FTC approval on Thursday

Ground Transport

The FTC is taking closer look and the Hertz-Dollar Thrifty deal

After so much maneuvering between Hertz and Avis Budget over Dollar Thrifty, it's hard to believe that the FTC would block the deal at this point. But, an honest deal review must take a hard look at how further industry consolidation would impact consumers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Travel Booking

Google should worry as FTC antitrust case looks likely

If the FTC drops the hammer on Google in an antitrust case, this could have huge implications for travel companies, which have complained that Google is skewing search results toward its own products.

Diane Bartz, Reuters | 12 years ago

Hotels

Consumer and business travel advocates urge FTC action on hotel price advertising

There is no reason for a hotel to leave out a mandatory fee when advertising the price of a room. It's time for the FTC to crack down.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago