German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) prohibits the “best value” provisions of Booking.com

In December 2015 the Bundeskartellamt (FCO) prohibited booking.Com Deutschland GmbH from making use of its “best price” clauses and ordered the inn reserving portal to delete the clauses from its contracts and general terms and stipulations latest by 31 January 2016. Under the said provisos, inns were obliged to constantly offer Booking.com their most minimal…