Japan: Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation into Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl regarding alleged anti-competitive parity clauses
Progress
Current status
concluded
02 Jun 2022 concluded
25 Feb 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Closed investigation into Expedia for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses
On 2 June 2022, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) closed its investigation into Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses. The JFTC initiated the investigation on 25 February 2022 due to Expedia's most-fa…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced investigation into Expedia for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses
On 25 February 2022, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) initiated an investigation into Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses. The JFTC initiated the investigation due to Expedia's most-favoured nation…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority