China guesthouse group pivots OTA antitrust push to court-ready evidence
By MLex Staff ( February 11, 2026, 07:49 GMT | Insight) -- A Yunnan guesthouse industry group is shifting its antitrust campaign against online travel agency platforms from planned regulatory complaints to evidence gathering for potential follow-on lawsuits, after China opened a dominance abuse probe into Trip.com. The Yunnan Province Tourism Guesthouse Industry Association told MLex it will continue collecting materials, including from businesses outside the province, but expects any court claims to be brought by merchants seeking compensation, rather than by the association itself.A Yunnan guesthouse industry group is shifting its antitrust campaign against online travel agency platforms from planned regulatory complaints to evidence gathering for potential follow-on lawsuits, after China opened a dominance abuse probe into Trip.com....
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