“Bestpreisklauseln” antitrust law and therefore inadmissible
By order of 09. January 2015 has 1. Antitrust Division of the Court of Dusseldorf, chaired by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bold confirmed the view of the Federal Cartel, that between the HRS Hotel Reservation Service Robert Ragge GmbH (“HRS”) and agreed their contract hotels “Bestpreisklauseln” are contrary to competition law. The Senate has therefore the appeal of the HRS against a decision of the Federal Cartel Office of 20. December 2013 rejected, with the HRS and the further implementation of the agreement “Bestpreisklauseln” was prohibited. Further