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Booking.com and peers may face Dutch scrutiny of ad deals with hotel chains

By Arezki Yaïche ( June 7, 2019, 16:25 GMT | Insight) -- Hotel-booking platforms such as Booking.com and Expedia could face antitrust scrutiny in the Netherlands after the national watchdog expressed concerns about their agreements with hotel chains. The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets looked at non-binding arrangements whereby a booking platform would agree not to post ads into search results specifically for a hotel chain’s brand name. This was likely to harm consumers, it said.Hotel-booking platforms such as Booking.com and Expedia could face antitrust scrutiny in the Netherlands after the national watchdog expressed concerns about their agreements with hotel chains....

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