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So this "gatekeeper" stuff doesn't seem to have any similarity to American antitrust laws or European laws for fair market competition. What is the purpose? Bo

So this "gatekeeper" stuff doesn't seem to have any similarity to American antitrust laws or European laws for fair market competition. What is the purpose? Booking is a gatekeeper because many accommodation providers are too lazy and incompetent to sell their rooms themselves. So are airbnb. The 15% charge is the fee you pay for refusing to do your job and a reminder that you are not good enough.

pjc50 3y ago
A clearinghouse is valuable in and of itself, not some weird accusation of "laziness" on the part of individual market participants.
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  Your goal as an accommodation provider is to sell all your rooms by yourself, and use third party sellers only to fill in the gaps. That takes work, and that's why it's your job. But many people think that their job is to sign the mortgage to buy a hotel or B&B, maybe hire some staff and then customers will appear out of thin air. Then grind their teeth at booking charging 15% for actually doing their job.
sebstefan 3y ago
I don't go on booking.com by virtue of how good it is, I go on booking.com because every hotel has a page there It's a gateway between businesses and consumers, got popular because they got on the market at the right time, is ingrained because their users have reached critical mass and are giving it momentum, so of course it needs to be regulated as such
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  You can just as easily find hotels in the region you're looking for, using Google Maps. Or you can browse listings, do a web search. Booking.com doesn't force any hotel to list with them. Their success is because customers find them reliable and practical. That comes with a cost, which is 15%. Hotels have to specifically opt in. And of course Booking.com is already regulated. What I'm trying to ask is what is the purpose of the "gatekeeper" designation?
  - piva00 3y ago
    > What I'm trying to ask is what is the purpose of the "gatekeeper" designation? You can read it yourself directly from the EU Commission [0]. [0] https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_en https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-...
    - carlosjobim 3y ago
      Thank you! Clear and concise. I'm pasting here for anybody interested: "What are gatekeepers? Gatekeepers are large digital platforms providing any of a pre-defined set of digital services (‘core platform services’), such as online search engines, app stores, and messenger services. These companies have: - a strong economic position, significant impact on the internal market and are active in multiple EU countries; - a strong intermediation position, meaning that they link a large user base to a large number of businesses; - an entrenched and durable position in the market, meaning that their position has been stable over time."

pjc50 3y ago

A clearinghouse is valuable in and of itself, not some weird accusation of "laziness" on the part of individual market participants.

carlosjobim 3y ago
Your goal as an accommodation provider is to sell all your rooms by yourself, and use third party sellers only to fill in the gaps. That takes work, and that's why it's your job. But many people think that their job is to sign the mortgage to buy a hotel or B&B, maybe hire some staff and then customers will appear out of thin air. Then grind their teeth at booking charging 15% for actually doing their job.

sebstefan 3y ago

I don't go on booking.com by virtue of how good it is, I go on booking.com because every hotel has a page there It's a gateway between businesses and consumers, got popular because they got on the market at the right time, is ingrained because their users have reached critical mass and are giving it momentum, so of course it needs to be regulated as such

carlosjobim 3y ago
You can just as easily find hotels in the region you're looking for, using Google Maps. Or you can browse listings, do a web search. Booking.com doesn't force any hotel to list with them. Their success is because customers find them reliable and practical. That comes with a cost, which is 15%. Hotels have to specifically opt in. And of course Booking.com is already regulated. What I'm trying to ask is what is the purpose of the "gatekeeper" designation?
- piva00 3y ago
  > What I'm trying to ask is what is the purpose of the "gatekeeper" designation? You can read it yourself directly from the EU Commission [0]. [0] https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_en https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-...
  - carlosjobim 3y ago
    Thank you! Clear and concise. I'm pasting here for anybody interested: "What are gatekeepers? Gatekeepers are large digital platforms providing any of a pre-defined set of digital services (‘core platform services’), such as online search engines, app stores, and messenger services. These companies have: - a strong economic position, significant impact on the internal market and are active in multiple EU countries; - a strong intermediation position, meaning that they link a large user base to a large number of businesses; - an entrenched and durable position in the market, meaning that their position has been stable over time."