Booking fails to overturn Etraveli prohibition in EU court appeal
( September 9, 2026, 07:44 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Booking has lost its challenge at the EU's lower-tier court to the European Commission's prohibition of its acquisition of Etraveli. The General Court said it upheld the merger block, and the EU regulator "correctly found" that Booking's "already dominant position on the market for online travel agencies in the hotel sector" would have been strengthened.The court's press release is attached. The judgment is attached below. The case reference is T-1139/23. ...
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