Anonymous ID: d524e1 May 9, 2019, 9:43 p.m. No.6460414   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>0437

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. state attorneys general are investigating Expedia Group and hotel chains like Hyatt Hotels Corp and Marriott International Inc for alleged violations of antitrust law in online travel booking, according to a court filing.

 

The filing in a state court in Utah relates to a dispute originally filed in Texas in which Travelpass accused the hotel chains last year of agreeing with each other, and with online travel groups like Expedia, to not advertise to consumers who searched for another companyโ€™s hotel.

 

This means, for example, that a traveler who searches online for a Marriott in Dallas would not be shown advertising for competing hotels, the Travelpass lawsuit allegesโ€ฆ

 

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