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Switzerland: Authority investigates three booking sites for alleged abuse of dominance

By  |  December 12, 2012
Switzerland: Authority investigates three booking sites for alleged abuse of dominance

Switzerland’s Comco, the nation’s antitrust authority, has announced an investigation into three online hotel reservation booking sites for alleged harm caused to competition in the market. According to Comco, Booking.com, Expedia and HRS are the three companies under investigation; the three all guarantee the best prices for consumers, a guarantee Comco says hampers competition among other hotel booking platforms and one that may prevent other companies from entering the market. The probe will also look into whether the three are abusing their dominance.

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