EU General Court upholds Commission block of Booking's eTraveli acquisition
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- The General Court of the European Union dismissed Booking Holdings' challenge to the European Commission's block of its proposed acquisition of eTraveli Group AB, with the judgment issued on 9 September 2026.
- The court affirmed the Commission's reverse leveraging theory of harm, noting Booking's dominance in the EEA-wide hotel OTA market and that acquiring eTraveli would give it control over an important flight customer‑acquisition channel, and clarified that the Commission does not need to prove a substantial quantitative increase in market power for such transactions.
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