Booking not permitted to take over eTraveli

Booking not permitted to take over eTraveli

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The takeover is not off the table yet: Booking intends to consider an appeal. / © booking,com

The EU has upheld the 2023 ruling and prohibited Booking from taking over a European flight booking portal. The renewed regulation of the industry giant is intended to prevent Booking from further expanding its monopoly.

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