Booking.com hotel reservation site has agreed to give up most of the clauses rate parity and availability it required the French hoteliers. It puts an end to proceedings by the profession, announced Tuesday the Competition Authority.
Site The commitments will also apply to the Italian and Swedish hotel markets, as determined by on-line Tuesday.
One constraint is
Specifically, Booking.com not prevent hoteliers wishing to be referenced to offer its services to other platforms reservations, or directly on their channels “offline” (ie bookings on site, by phone, mail …), the lower rates than they offer on Booking.com. Moreover, hotels can also book their direct sales channels (offline and online) a number of nights than that offered on Booking.com.
However, hotels are still not able to display on their own website prices lower than those of the site.
“satisfactory balance”
“We believe we now have a good balance, with a win / win” for both hotels and online booking platforms, said Bruno Lasserre, President of the Competition Authority.
This follows in France to a complaint filed by the Umih the main hoteliers union in July 2013 against Booking – market leader in hotel bookings on the internet in France – – but also two other major industry players, Expedia and HRS. Booking was also prosecuted several other European countries as well as a procedure initiated in February by the Accor hotel group.
The investigation against Expedia and HRS, she continues.
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