SAMR and Ministry of Culture and Tourism Hold Administrative Guidance Meeting for Online Hotel Book…

On Sept 15, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, held an administrative guidance meeting for the online hotel booking platform services industry, directing platform companies to fulfill compliance responsibilities and prevent and resolve industry competition risks. The meeting required platforms to strictly comply with the Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law, E-Commerce Law and Tourism Law, learn from cases, self-inspect, and guard against exclusive cooperation, 'lowest price across the entire internet' and other 'involution' issues and competition risks, and to build long-term compliance mechanisms. Heads o…