US EditionBooking.com ordered to compensate 1,000+ German hotels over illegal price parity clauses
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The Landgericht Berlin decides that Booking.com must compensate 1099 hotel businesses. The best price clauses led to market distortions and damages to hotels since 2013. The amount of the damages is still open
The Landgericht Berlin has condemned Booking.com for anti-competitive best price clauses, which could significantly influence the pan-European collective action of more than 15,000 hotels.
Booking.com ordered to compensate 1,000+ German hotels over illegal price parity clauses
Booking.com has been ordered to pay compensation to more than 1,000 hotels in Germany after the Berlin Regional Court ruled the online travel giant breached European competition law. The court found that Booking.com’s long-standing use of price parity clauses unlawfully restricted competition by preventing hotels from offering lower rates on their own websites or rival […]
Berlin court rules 1,099 hotels can claim damages from Booking.com
Berlin Regional Court confirms over 1,000 German hotels have right to compensation from Booking.com for anticompetitive best price clauses used Europe-wide. Continue reading this article on ppc.land. Sign up the PPC Land newsletter to get the latest marketing news.
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