BEIJING – China’s market regulator said on July 25 it had fined and confiscated a total of 5.2 billion yuan (S$992 million ) from Trip.com Group for abusing its dominant position in the domestic online hotel-booking market. Trip.com, China’s largest online travel platform, used traffic-allocation mechanisms, platform rules and technical measures to strike exclusive deals with some hotels as it sought to offer the lowest prices, the regulator said. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) confiscated 1.66 billion yuan in illegal gains and imposed a fine of 3.52 billion yuan. Trip.com, owner of travel-booking brands Ctrip, Skyscanner and Qunar,…
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