Booking.com unveiled a tentative agreement to appease antitrust regulators in France, Italy and Sweden in a move that would modify its “rate parity” clauses.

Source: skift.com

Under the proposed change, the hotel would still be required to offer Booking.com the same or better rates than the hotel offers to consumers, but the hotel would be free to offer Expedia, Hotels.com, Venere, Lastmintute.com, Ebookers or other Booking.com competitors better rates.