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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by htb
I always thought that the term "price fixing" referred to two or more competitors agreeing to sell their rooms at a certain price without undercutting each other.

I didn't think that simply selling their own rooms at a fixed price would be called "price fixing".

HTB.


"Price fixing" among competitiors is only one form--vertical price fixing, between a supplier and distributor, is another and is in many circumstances and countries a violation of competition law, as well.
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