Violation of competition by online tourism platforms (in terms of price parity requirements): experience of foreign countries
https://doi.org/10.32686/2542-0259-2019-3-54-59
Abstract
The article analyzes the approaches of the competition protection authorities of foreign countries to the definition of the product and geographical boundaries of the commodity market on which digital platforms in the tourism industry operate.
The practice of antimonopoly regulatory authorities ‘ application to the policy of online platforms for the establishment of “wide” and “narrow” price parity is studied. A comparison of comparable foreign and Russian Antimonopoly regulation is made.
About the Author
O. V. MilchakovaRussian Federation
Moscow
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For citations:
Milchakova O.V. Violation of competition by online tourism platforms (in terms of price parity requirements): experience of foreign countries. Russian competition law and economy. 2019;(3):54-59. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32686/2542-0259-2019-3-54-59