Skift Take
We'd be surprised if the allegations against EyeForTravel stick. Dragging an industry conference into the mix with the unsupported implication that vast conspiracies were furthered seems a bit of a stretch.
This could put a chill into organizers of travel conferences: A purported class-action lawsuit alleging price-fixing among online travel agencies and hotels has added EyeForTravel, the UK-based conference company, as a defendant.
The lawsuit alleges that EyeForTravel "facilitated the conspiracy and agreements at issue" from 2004 to 2012 by conducting "private, industry-only conferences" in which presentations and discussions covered various hotel pricing strategies, and the need to enforce rate parity in all distribution outlets.
"There is no pro-competitive reason for competitors to be discussing restrictions on pricing, and such discussions p
