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The Competition Authority grants an exemption that better enables the tourism industry to respond to COVID-19.

4 March 2020
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Yesterday, the Competition Authority received a communication from
to the Society for the Travel Industry (SAF), where an exemption from the ban was requested
anti-competitive practices and collusion by companies, so that the organisation could
Facilitates travel providers to respond to the changing circumstances due to COVID-19.

The Competition Authority has, by its decision
Today, the SAF was granted the requested exemption, which enables them to take better action.
measures intended to protect or increase demand for Icelandic
tourism. Among other things, this enables SAF to provide coverage of
ways to make it easier for customers of member companies to make decisions about
Purchasing of travel services and increased customer capacity to respond to risk
of the spread of COVID-19 and other related developments.

The exemption is granted with specified details.
conditions. Decision No. 9/2020 is available here. 

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