BRUSSELS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday sided with EU antitrust regulators which blocked Booking Holdings’ €1.63 billion ($1.9 billion) ETraveli acquisition three years ago, as they rejected the U.S. online travel company’s arguments.

布魯塞爾，9 月 9 日（路透社）——歐洲第二高等法院週三支持歐盟反壟斷監管機構，駁回了這家美國在線旅遊公司的抗辯理由，維持了三年前對 Booking Holdings 以 16.3 億歐元（約合 19 億美元）收購 ETraveli 交易的禁令。

The European Commission, in its 2023 decision, said the deal would have created a travel ecosystem for Booking, leaving rivals unable to compete.

歐盟委員會在 2023 年的決定中表示，該交易將為 Booking 打造一個旅遊生態系統，使競爭對手無法與之競爭。

The Luxembourg-based General Court agreed with the EU competition enforcer.

總部位於盧森堡的普通法院贊同歐盟競爭執法機構的觀點。

“The Commission found, correctly, that the acquisition of Etraveli Group, Europe’s leading online flight booking operator, would have strengthened Booking’s already dominant position on the market for online travel agencies in the hotel sector,” judges said.

法官表示：“委員會正確地認定，收購歐洲領先的在線機票預訂運營商 Etraveli Group，將鞏固 Booking 在酒店領域在線旅行社市場上已然佔據的主導地位。”

The case is T-1139⁄23 Booking Holdings v Commission.

案件編號為 T-1139/23，即 Booking Holdings 訴歐盟委員會案。

($1 = 0.8593 euros)

（1 美元 = 0.8593 歐元）

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