Competition Law in Tourism

HOTELS X ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCIES 509 ANNEX TERMS OF COMMITMENT TO TERMINATION OF PRACTICE CONTENT The Administrative Council For Economic Defense (“CADE”), herein represented by its Chairman, XXXX, according to article. 10, VII, of Act No. 12299/2011, in compliance with the decision taken at the 120th Ordinary Session, held on March 27, 2018; and XXXX (“Committed Party”), already duly qualified in Administrative Investigation No. 08700.005679 / 2016-13 or Administrative Process that may succeed, and hereby represented by XXXX, hereby decide to execute this Termof Commitment of Cessation of Practice (“TermofCommitment”), In accordance with the following clauses and conditions, according to article pursuant article 85 of the same Act and the Internal Rules of CADE. Clause One – Object and Scope 1.1. The purpose of this Term of Commitment is to preserve and protect the conditions of competition in the sector of bookings of online of lodging facilities in Brazil, as well as to suspend and, if fully complied with the obligations therein, to file in relation to Committed Party the Administrative Investigation No. 08700.005679 / 2016-13 or Administrative Process that may succeed. 1.2. The obligations assumed in this commitment are assumed by Committed Party together with XXXX. 1.3. Committed Party and CADE acknowledge that the obligations of the present Term of Commitment are limited to the business of the first relating to single bookings of lodgings located in Brazil by end consumers worldwide through any of its websites. 1.4. The execution of this Term of Commitment does not import admission by Committed Party and its directors of guilt and unlawfulness or anticompetitive effects of the conduct under investigation. Clause Two – Definitions Online Booking Channel: Channel that uses the internet to reserve lodgings to the general public; including websites of lodging providers and online tourism agencies (“OTA”); direct communications to the final consumer via electronic message (e-mail, SMS, Whatsapp etc.); and websites (or areas of websites) of restricted access to previously registered customers. Offline Booking Channel: Channel that does not require the use of internet by

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