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Portuguese decree on online bookings triggers EU antitrust complaint by travel association

By Tono Gil ( November 17, 2022, 09:29 GMT | Insight) -- Portugal’s bans on parity clauses and unilateral discounts offered by accommodation platforms such as Booking.com are the target of an EU antitrust complaint issued by an association of online travel businesses, MLex has learned. The complaint by EU Travel Tech — an industry association that counts Booking.com and Expedia among its members — urges the European Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against Portugal for breaching EU competition law.Portugal’s bans on parity clauses and unilateral discounts offered by accommodation platforms such as Booking.com are the target of an EU antitrust complaint from an association of online travel businesses, MLex has learned....

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