Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel

[NHK] It was revealed that 15 major hotel operators in Tokyo shared internal information such as room rates, leading to the Fair Trade Commission's investigation into the illegal price hike...

Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel

It is believed that information sharing among the hotels, such as occupancy rates and average room prices, may have influenced pricing.

Japan antitrust watchdog to warn major hotels over rate collusion

TOKYO -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to issue warnings to 15 major operators of hotels in Tokyo, including prestigious names like New Otani

[Yomiuri Shimbun] The Fair Trade Commission will soon indict 15 companies operating famous hotels in Tokyo, including the Imperial Hotel (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo), for violating the Antimonopoly Act (unfair restraint of trade), citing concerns that the practice of hotels exchanging information on accommodation prices and other matters could lead to a price cartel.