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Meliá Hotels Fined $7.2 Million by European Union for Antitrust Breach

Patrick Whyte
Melia Granada

Photo Credit: The Melia Granada hotel. The company has been fined by the EU. Melia Granada

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The European single market is a sacred thing and anyone caught trying to divide it up like the old days is liable to be on the receiving end of a punishment. In this case, Meliá's cooperation with the investigation has helped cut its fine.

Spanish hospitality company Meliá Hotels International has been fined $7.2 million (€6.7 million) by the European Union for breaching antitrust laws. The punishment, handed out by the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, relates to restrictive clauses in Meliá's agreements with tour operators, covering the years 2014 and 2015. Companies operating within the European single market are not supposed to discriminate based on things like country of residence, which is what appears to have been going on in this case.

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