Laws, Regulations & Policy Turkey Looking to Ban 20 Travel Booking Sites by GTP editing team 14 August 2018 written by GTP editing team 14 August 2018 3 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 24 Dozens of portals offering travel and reservation services in Turkey are set to face law suits after the Association of Turkish Travel Agents (TURSAB) announced it had decided to take legal action citing unfair competition practices which pose a threat to local tourism enterprise, Hürriyet Daily News reports. TÜRSAB said last week it would be filing law suits against 20 sites, including Airbnb, Expedia, Agoda and Skyscanner. The decision follows legal action taken against booking,com. An Istanbul court ruled for the suspension of the company’s activities in Turkey in March 2017. Booking.com, which counted some 13,000 hotel partners in Turkey, was already facing steep fines imposed by the country’s competition authority for breach of competition rules. TÜRSAB said in a statement last week it “will launch legal action against 20 portals such as Airbnb, Agoda, Skyscanner and Expedia, which have been in unfair competition with Turkish travel agencies and tour operators by not paying any tax even though they earn income selling Turkish products and services to Turkish customers in the Turkish market”. 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 Cobalt Air Benefits from Travelport’s ‘Rich Content and Branding’ Tool next post Greek Chefs and Farmers Join Forces to Promote Local Products 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 3 comments Steve Le Roux 20 August 2018 - 17:07 Visit Greece it’s beautiful and better Reply Val Androutsopoulou 20 August 2018 - 14:56 good news for Greece Reply Samosia 16 August 2018 - 17:01 OMG! it is huge change, I feel so sorry for the travelers Reply Leave a Reply to Val Androutsopoulou Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
