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Government response: CMA statement on CAT judgment in hotel online booking case
The CMA has today received the judgment of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in the hotel online booking case.
The CAT upheld Skyscanner’s appeal against the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) decision of 31 January 2014 accepting commitments in the hotel online booking case. The commitments concerned aimed to encourage competition by enabling online travel agents and hotels to offer discounts on rates for hotel rooms.
The CMA will consider today’s judgment carefully before deciding on its next steps. In doing so, it expects to take into consideration market developments since the commitments were introduced, both in the UK and across the European Union (EU), and its focus will be on improving competition in the relevant markets for the benefit of travellers.
For further details see the CAT’s judgment.
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The CAT upheld Skyscanner’s appeal against the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) decision of 31 January 2014 accepting commitments in the hotel online booking case. The commitments concerned aimed to encourage competition by enabling online travel agents and hotels to offer discounts on rates for hotel rooms.
The CMA will consider today’s judgment carefully before deciding on its next steps. In doing so, it expects to take into consideration market developments since the commitments were introduced, both in the UK and across the European Union (EU), and its focus will be on improving competition in the relevant markets for the benefit of travellers.
For further details see the CAT’s judgment.
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