In the result of proceedings initiated by the Competition Protection Commission (CPC), «BOOKING.COM B.V.» company removed the Republic of Armenia from the group of «Wide parity countries» and included it in the list of «Narrow parity countries».
Upon the decision, economic entities operating in the territory of the Republic of Armenia and providing accommodation (hotel, guest house, etc.) have the opportunity to offer a lower price than the price offered on the Booking.com website in other platforms, as well as on the territory of the hotel, etc. An exception is the company’s website, where a price no lower than the price offered to Booking.com must be published.
The list of «Narrow parity countries» also includes Australia, Spain, Greece, Poland, Denmark, Cyprus, Brazil, China, Georgia, Israel, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Japan, and others.
It is worth mentioning that CPC imposed a fine of 337 555 000 AMD on “BOOKING.COM B.V.” for abuse of a dominant position․
