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Ryanair & Booking.com reach tickets deal after legal row

Ryanair has agreed a deal with Booking Holdings to let its Booking.com and KAYAK websites resell the airline's tickets, the companies said today, apparently drawing a line under their years-long legal dispute over the issue.

Business • 26 Aug

A court judgment indicated that Booking.com's parity clauses violated EU competition rules

Irish hotels body joins legal action against Booking.com

The Irish Hotels Federation is joining with hotels from across Europe to support a landmark collective legal action against Booking.com over its restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites.

Ireland • 28 May

Booking.com's restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites could reduce competition, Europe's top court said today

Booking.com's price curbs on hotels may hit competition

Booking.com's restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites are unnecessary and could reduce competition, Europe's top court said in a ruling targeting a widely used practice in the industry.

Business • 19 Sep 24

Ryanair wins case against Booking.com in US court

A US court ruled that Booking.com violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by accessing part of Ryanair's website without permission, court documents showed, a ruling the airline said would help end unauthorised screen scraping by booking sites.

Business • 19 Jul 24

Booking.com has been designated as a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act

EU says Booking must comply with strict tech rules

The European Commission said today it had designated hotel reservation website Booking.com as a "gatekeeper", which subjects it to strict EU obligations.

Business • 13 May 24

Italy's competition regulator probes Booking.com

Italy's competition watchdog said today it has opened a probe into Booking.com to establish whether the travel website is abusing its dominant market position.

Business • 22 Mar 24

Companies with over 45 million monthly active users and a €75 billion market capitalisation are considered gatekeepers providing a core platform service in the EU

Big tech firms say they meet EU gatekeeper status

Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft have notified the European Commission that they qualify as gatekeepers under new EU tech rules, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said today.

Business • 04 Jul 23

1.5 million tourists a night stayed in short stay accommodation booked through one of the four platforms in 2019, including Airbnb

Over 0.5 billion booked short-stay accommodation online

Over half a billion tourists in Europe booked accommodation through an internet-based platform in 2019, according to a new statistical series from the Eurostat

Business • 29 Jun 21

Gillian Tans, chairwoman of Booking.com, is attending Davos 202

WATCH: Sustainable travel key focus for Booking.com

Gillian Tans, chairwoman of digital travel company Booking.com, said many of the topics the company is concerned about, including sustainable travel and technology, are featured on the agenda for Davos 2020.

Business • 22 Jan 20

The UK Office of Fair Trade has accused IHG of concluding deals that effectively set a bottom for prices

Hotel group to give websites more leeway in row

The InterContinental Hotels Group will give online travel agents Expedia.com and Booking.com more leeway to cut room rates in a bid to assuage watchdog charges it was limiting competition.

Business • 09 Aug 13

UK hotel discount deals investigated

The operator of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels and two of the UK's biggest online travel agents were under investigation for a potentially unlawful deal to limit room discounts.

Business • 31 Jul 12

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