On 8 July 2026, the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) launched a market test on the commitments proposed by Booking.com B.V. (“Booking”), with the aim of gathering views from market participants, in accordance with Article 25C(1) of Law 3959/2011, as in force, and paragraph 18 of HCC Decision 786/2022. Interested stakeholders were invited to submit their views by 20 July 2026.

In order to facilitate the market test process, the HCC has decided to extend the deadline for the submission of comments by market participants until 27 July 2026.

The HCC’s preliminary concerns regarding the practices under investigation are summarised here. The text of the proposed commitments is available here.

Market participants are reminded that they may take part in the market test process by submitting their views in light of the HCC’s preliminary concerns outlined above. Interested parties are invited to submit their comments in writing and under their name by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 27 July 2026, indicating “Market Test – Booking Commitments” in the subject line.

Where submissions contain confidential information, interested parties must, in accordance with the HCC Notice on the treatment of confidential information and the submission of non-confidential versions of documents, submit a duly reasoned request for confidential treatment of the relevant information together with a separate non-confidential version of their comments.

Please note that any comments submitted after this deadline and/ or any amendments to submissions already made during the consultation process will not be accepted.