Booking.com Designated as EU Digital Gatekeeper

The travel platform must comply with the Digital Markets Act within six months or face substantial fines.

Booking.com joins Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft under the EU's Digital Markets Act.
The designation aims to increase market fairness and consumer choice in the travel sector.
Booking.com must adhere to rules like banning self-preferencing and notifying the EU of acquisitions.
The company has started reviewing the decision and plans to work on compliance solutions.
TikTok and X's ad platforms were not designated, but X's social networking service remains under investigation.