Post by mdkabila on Mar 12, 2024 12:16:00 GMT 5.5
Article 50 of the Competition Bill , which prohibits the imposition of the Rate Parity clause in contracts between OTAs and Italian hotels, could soon become law. In fact, in the afternoon session of 22 June, the article concerning Tariff Equality passed a new bureaucratic step: approval by the 10th Senate Commission , which deals with industry, commerce and tourism. But not everyone believes this will help consumers make better choices. As riminitoday reports , the rule that will allow Italian hoteliers to freely manage hotel prices on their official website “has passed in its original formulation .
In fact, the commission rejected the amendments that proposed making the entry into force of the law subject to the communication and relative approval of the EU Denmark Phone Number Commission." Now you just have to be patient. Now the ball goes back to the Senate Assembly and then to the Chamber . But how long will it take for the bill to become law? We asked a lawyer friend who confirmed that, normally, once approved by the Senate, the law must be published in the Official Journal and implemented within 60 days . So it might not be long now. A law that only favors hotels?! The Competition Bill will make many operators in the sector happy and will displease just as many.
Opinions seem divided above all on one point: who will gain from the abolition of the contractual obligation of rate parity? According to Federalberghi, everyone will benefit, while according to the National Consumers' Union, only "the hoteliers' lobby" will be favored. Personally, what I'm most curious about is knowing how intermediaries will react to the approval of the law and how they will manage relationships with hotels from now on. The director of Federalberghi Alessandro Nucara commented triumphantly: “ Consumers (who will be offered greater choice), businesses (who will be able to freely develop their own commercial policies) and the treasury (which will benefit from greater revenue, otherwise destined to other states or tax havens). The competitiveness of the Italian system as a whole will also improve, currently penalized compared to France and Germany, which have long benefited from a more open system".
In fact, the commission rejected the amendments that proposed making the entry into force of the law subject to the communication and relative approval of the EU Denmark Phone Number Commission." Now you just have to be patient. Now the ball goes back to the Senate Assembly and then to the Chamber . But how long will it take for the bill to become law? We asked a lawyer friend who confirmed that, normally, once approved by the Senate, the law must be published in the Official Journal and implemented within 60 days . So it might not be long now. A law that only favors hotels?! The Competition Bill will make many operators in the sector happy and will displease just as many.
Opinions seem divided above all on one point: who will gain from the abolition of the contractual obligation of rate parity? According to Federalberghi, everyone will benefit, while according to the National Consumers' Union, only "the hoteliers' lobby" will be favored. Personally, what I'm most curious about is knowing how intermediaries will react to the approval of the law and how they will manage relationships with hotels from now on. The director of Federalberghi Alessandro Nucara commented triumphantly: “ Consumers (who will be offered greater choice), businesses (who will be able to freely develop their own commercial policies) and the treasury (which will benefit from greater revenue, otherwise destined to other states or tax havens). The competitiveness of the Italian system as a whole will also improve, currently penalized compared to France and Germany, which have long benefited from a more open system".