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Leisure Law Insider (Vol. 3) - Summer 2024

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Welcome to the third edition of The Leisure Law Insider! Released quarterly, we cover the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and...more

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Online Travel Update: EU's Proposed Changes to Traveler Rights, Massachusetts Joins States Looking to Ban Junk Fees and a...

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending December 1, 2023, is below. This week’s Update features of variety of stories – resort fees, potential new EU traveler regulations and Ryanair’s continued pursuit of OTAs....more

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Online Travel Update: Airlines' Tactics Under Scrutiny, Booking.com's Challenges, and Citi-Navan's New Partnership

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This week’s Update features updates on several recently featured stories, including Booking.com’s ongoing payment and fraud challenges and new legislative efforts to limit junk fees....more

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Fall Frenzy: Updates on CA Resort Fee Legislation, Booking.com's Credit Card, and Emerging Corporate Booking Platforms

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We’ve found fall to be the busiest of all seasons in the online travel world as everyone returns to work from summer breaks and the dates of the major online travel conferences are fast approaching. As you can see from the...more

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EU Blocks Booking's eTraveli Deal, Sonesta Faces Resort Fee Lawsuit, and Hungary Probes Online Booking Payments

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This past week (the unofficial end to summer for many of you) was a relatively busy one in the world of online travel. Highlights include: - EU (Unofficially) Kills Booking Holdings’ Planned Purchase of eTraveli. For...more

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Online Travel Update: Hyatt's Resort Fee Battle and Amazon's Climb in the Travel Realm

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including the latest news on the new cottage industry of resort fee litigation and Amazon’s growing (yet understated) significance in the travel industry. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Latest Quarterly Updates from Major Players, Texas AG Sets Sights on Booking.com's Practices

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It was another relatively quiet week in the industry other than news late this past week that the Texas AG had filed suit against Booking Holdings over its platforms’ deceptive display of resort fees. Some highlights from the...more

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Online Travel Update: Expedia's New Partnerships, AH&LA's Support for Resort Fee Legislation, and Strong Q2 Results for Industry...

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After several slow weeks in the industry, this past week featured a number of important updates, including earnings releases and calls from Booking Holdings and Expedia Group. Transcripts from the two companies’ earnings...more

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Online Travel Update: Sabre Records Win in Showdown Between Major CRS Platforms and Expedia Conducts Layoffs Across Multiple...

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This week’s Online Travel Update is below. With summer now in full swing, it is no surprise that last week was another relatively quiet week in the online travel world. Speculation continues around the Expedia / Hopper...more

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Online Travel Update: Unveiling the AI Era in Travel - Priceline's Future, Expedia Calls Out Agoda, Hotel Distribution Trends, and...

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For the first time, our weekly Update delves into the world of artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve tried for several months now to avoid joining the chorus of voices proselytizing about the likely effects of AI, but as the...more

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Online Travel Update: Assessing Instant Booking Apps for Event Management, Fintech Promises, and Texas Resort Fees Settlements

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As evidenced by our list of stories, it was a relatively quiet week in online travel. The Texas Attorney General’s Office and its pursuit of hotel companies over their resort fee practices garnered most of the industry’s...more

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Online Travel Update: AirBNB Summer Update & Evolutions, EU Gatekeeper Process Begins, American Airlines Cracks Down on...

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, May 5, 2023, is below. We hope you enjoy...more

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Junk Fee Prevention Act: Senators Introduce Bill to Eliminate Excessive Fees for Consumers

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On March 22, 2023, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced a bill “to limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers.” In response to President Biden’s...more

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Online Travel Update: Intermediaries Regain Ground in Latest Hotel Booking Trends Report

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending February 17, 2023, is below. This week’s Update features a number of stories coming out of last week’s quarterly earnings releases by several of the largest online travel...more

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Online Travel Update: Expedia’s Loyalty Program Posts Strong Gains

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending February 10, 2023, is below. This past week saw the beginning of quarterly earnings releases by the major platforms, with Expedia and its meta search platform, Trivago,...more

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Online Travel Update: Biden Calls for Legislation Limiting Unfair Fees

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending February 3, 2023, is below. This week’s Update features of number of stories detailing the Biden Administration’s growing efforts to address “unfair” fees, including hotel...more

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Online Travel Update: Biden Administration Announces Plan to Tackle “Surprise Fees”

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This week’s Update delves back into resort fees and includes a story detailing planned future regulation of the fees by the FTC. While resort fees may not technically be an “online issue,” potential federal regulation will...more

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