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Trip.com, which runs Ctrip and Skyscanner among other brands, was said to be restricting market competition through means such as entering into exclusive partnerships with some hotels and offering prioritized traffic allocation to them, China\u2019s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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It prohibited some hotels from collaborating with competing platforms, the regulator added, and had also demanded some hotel operators who were operating on multiple platforms to ensure the rates for their platform were the lowest available online.<\/p>\n

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The regulator said Trip.com had been abusing its dominant market position in the\u00a0sector\u00a0since as early as 2020.<\/p>\n

The regulator, which started its investigation against Trip.com in January, said it had confiscated \u201cillegal gains\u201d of more than 1.6 billion yuan ($245 million) from the group and had imposed a fine of over 3.5 billion yuan ($520 million).<\/p>\n

The company was also asked to refund about 122 million yuan ($18 million) which it was withholding from hotel operators.<\/p>\n

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Trip.com\u2019s behavior had \u201celiminated and restricted market competition, constrained hotel operators from conducting cross-platform business, infringed upon hotel operators\u2019 right to set their own prices and harmed consumer interests,\u201d the regulator\u2019s statement said.<\/p>\n

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Trip.com acknowledged the decision in a statement Saturday, adding that it \u201csincerely accepts and will resolutely comply\u201d with the penalties.<\/p>\n

\u201c(We will) systematically implement the rectification measures item-by-item and ensure their full execution,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n

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