Summary of Commission Decision of 25 September 2023 declaring a concentration incompatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case M.10615 – BOOKING HOLDINGS / ETRAV...

Official Journal of the European Union C/2024/3645 10.6.2024 Summary of Commission Decision of 25 September 2023 EN C series declaring a concentration incompatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case M.10615 – BOOKING HOLDINGS / ETRAVELI GROUP) (notified under document number C(2023) 6376) (only the English version is authentic) (C/2024/3645) On 25 September 2023 the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (1), and in particular Article 8(3) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision, as the case may be in the form of a provisional version, can be found in the authentic language of the case on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/index_en.html 1. THE PARTIES (1) Booking Holdings Inc. (United States, hereinafter ‘Booking’ or the ‘Notifying Party’) is a publicly listed company that operates online travel agency (‘OTA’) brands such as Booking.com, Rentalcars, Priceline and Agoda. In the EEA, Booking is mainly active in the provision of accommodation OTA services under the Booking.com brand. Booking is also active in the provision of metasearch services (‘MSS’) for accommodation, car rental and flights via its KAYAK business (which includes the brands KAYAK, Momondo, Cheapflights,...