Hotel online booking investigation
The CMA investigated suspected breaches of competition law relating to discounting restrictions in arrangements between hotels and online travel agents.
Case reference: CE/9320-10
Case timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2015 | Case closed on the grounds of administrative priorities |
| October 2014 to August 2015 | CMA consideration of next steps in the investigation in light of the CAT judgment and market developments, including developments in the investigations of other European competition authorities |
| 26 September 2014 | CAT judgment on appeal quashes final decision on commitments and remits case back to CMA |
| 31 January 2014 | Final decision on commitments and case closed |
| 20 December 2013 to 17 January 2014 | Consultation period on revised commitments |
| 20 December 2013 | Consultation opened on revised commitments proposed by Booking.com, Expedia and IHG and European Commission officially informed of the OFT바카라 사이트™s intention to accept revised commitments |
| 9 August to 13 September 2013 | Consultation period |
| 9 August 2013 | Consultation opened on commitments proposed by Booking.com, Expedia and IHG |
| 31 July 2012 | Statement of objections issued |
| October 2010 to July 2012 | OFT analysis and review of parties바카라 사이트™ responses to information requests |
| October 2010 to July 2012 | Issue of further information requests |
| September 2010 to June 2012 | Information gathering, including issue of formal or informal information requests and parties바카라 사이트™ responses |
| 10 September 2010 | Investigation opened |
Case information
16 September 2015: The CMA reconsidered the matter in the light of the Competition Appeal Tribunal바카라 사이트™s Skyscanner judgment. Following a fresh look at the case, the CMA decided to close the investigation into discounting restrictions on administrative priority grounds.
- (16.9.15)
- Press release: CMA closes hotel online booking investigation (16.9.15)
See the for further details and related documents.
This case closure decision doesn바카라 사이트™t affect the CMA바카라 사이트™s ongoing monitoring of developments in the hotel online booking sector. See separate project page for further details.
Contacts
Team leader
Amanda Partridge (020 3738 6309, amanda.partridge@cma.gsi.gov.uk)
Project directors
Gaucho Rasmussen (020 3738 6497, gaucho.rasmussen@cma.gsi.gov.uk) James MacBeth (020 3738 6958, james.macbeth@cma.gsi.gov.uk)
Senior responsible officer
Ann Pope (020 3738 6786, ann.pope@cma.gsi.gov.uk)