Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf

“ In these cases the best price guarantee does almost completely inhibit the emergence of competition between different portals. Thus the obligation of the contractually bound hotel partners to grant the defendant room rates at least as favorable as the rates offered to other reservation and travel websites noticeably reduces the overall competition of the booking portals among each other. ”

“ The competition of intermediation websites in relation to clients is not only founded on the individual hotel portfolio but also quite significantly it is based on the hotel prices offered. In any case the individual customer who has opted for a particular hotel will book it in general through the portal that offers him the lowest price. ”