Company updates Booking.com Activities Suspended in Turkey by GTP editing team 30 March 2017 written by GTP editing team 30 March 2017 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 18 An Istanbul court ordered the suspension of the activities of online hotel booking platform Booking.com in Turkey, the country’s media outlets said on Wednesday. Booking.com is a travel fare aggregator website and travel metasearch engine for lodging reservations. According to the Istanbul 5th Court of First Instance, the Dutch-based website had violated Turkish competition law. The decision came following a complaint made by the Association of Turkish Travel Agents (TURSAB) that the website is engaged in unfair competition against Turkish-based hotel and flight booking platforms. Following the decision, the Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK) is to be ordered to ban access to the website in Turkey. According to reports, people who have previously made hotel bookings through the website would not face any problems regarding the court ruling. Turkey’s Competition Authority has already fined Booking.com some 2.5 million Turkish Liras due to TÜRSAB’s complaint that the site breached competition rules. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Aegean Launches Direct Athens-Kassel Flights, Supports documenta 14 Art Show next post Greece’s March Economic Sentiment Perks Up, Commission Says You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
