旅行予約サイトの調査終了　エクスペディアの改善計画認定―公取委

　大手旅行予約サイトが契約先の宿泊施設に対し、自社サイトが最安値となるよう不当に求めていたとされる問題で、公正取引委員会は２日、「エクスペディア」のグループ会社（スイス）が提出した改善計画を認定した。行政処分の「確約手続き」に基づくもので、同社は問題となった行為を取りやめることなどを約束。旅行予約サイトをめぐる一連の調査は終了した。（2022/06/02-15:13）

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday approved an improvement plan submitted by a company linked to major hotel booking website Expedia over a possible antitrust violation.
   According to the JFTC, the Expedia side has demanded hotel operators in Japan keep their prices on Expedia not higher than on any other websites.
   A major business operator with a large market share demanding the most favorable treatment in contracts could constitute "trading on restrictive terms" banned by the antimonopoly law, sources familiar with the matter said.
   In the improvement plan, the Switzerland-based company promised to stop the practice in question.
   The Japanese watchdog has investigated such practices at Rakuten Travel, run by Rakuten Inc. , and Booking.com, as well, and has already approved their improvement plans.