Hotel Site Accuses Booking, Expedia of EU Antitrust Breaches
- Danish travel startup Nustay files complaint to regulators
- Says Booking, Expedia punish hotels that appear on Nustay
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Online travel booking site Nustay A/S has filed a complaint to the European Union’s antitrust regulator, claiming Expedia Group Inc. and Booking Holdings Inc. are trying to “kill off” the startup for offering lower prices and punishing hotels that appear on its site.
The Danish company said the online travel giants were in breach of competition rules by trying to maintain “artificially high price levels” for hotel rooms -- thereby potentially trying to keep their commissions high -- by preventing Nustay from offering lower prices.