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Online Travel Update: Google's Shift on Cookies & Booking.com's Legal Scrape

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Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, July 26, 2024, is below. It was a relatively quiet week this past week in the online travel industry, at least until Google’s...more

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This Week in Online Travel: Appeals in Las Vegas Price-Fixing Case, Booking.com’s STR Push, and Hilton Expands into RV Bookings

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories – STRs, algorithm leaks and Hilton campgrounds (sort of): - Las Vegas Price-Fixing Case Is Appealed. A few weeks ago we reported on a Nevada federal district court’s...more

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Digital Dynamics: Booking.com's DMA Gatekeeper Role and AI's Expanding Impact on Travel Planning

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Booking.com’s “gatekeeper” designation under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and artificial intelligence’s increasing influence on online travel garnered much of the attention this past week. Enjoy....more

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Legal and Strategic Moves in Travel: Vegas Hotels' Court Victory, Airbnb's Subscription Consideration, and Airline Loyalty Program...

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week is below. And for those mothers out there, we hope you had a great Mother’s Day! This week's highlights...more

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Travel Innovations and Challenges: DOT's Loyalty Program Hearing, Sustainability Efforts by Google & Expedia, and Hotel Direct...

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This week’s Update features a variety of topics – sustainability (x2), airline loyalty programs, NDC and direct booking campaigns (among others). I hope you enjoy....more

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Exploring New Frontiers in Online Travel: From AirAsia's Flexible Fares to Hilton's Campground Ventures

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This week’s Update features a wide variety of topics – Hopper, Capital One vacation rentals, Expedia layoffs and Hilton campgrounds....more

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Online Travel Update: OTA Marketing Shift, Google's DMA and Wholesaler Woes Unveiled

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With many in the industry getting their first look at Google’s proposed “DMA” changes to European Union search results, many of this past week’s industry headlines were focused on the proposed changes and the industry’s...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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Online Travel Update: The Spotlight on SMB Initiatives, Coalition Against Fake Reviews, and the Real Costs to Hoteliers

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From the number of announcements this past week by travel industry members detailing their new online small and medium business initiatives, someone must have deemed last week “small and medium business week.” We’ve included...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: A Growing Influence of Fintech Products and Their Suppliers

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This week’s Update features a wide variety of stories, including two on the growing influence of fintech products and their suppliers...more

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Online Travel Update: Antitrust Updates from the European Union and South America

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This week’s Update features two anti-trust / competition law updates from the EU (the Netherlands) and South America (Chile). Enjoy....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: Google Updates Upcoming

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Sunday, January 27, is below. This week’s Update provides updates on both DOT’s and FTC’s recent rulemaking efforts around “hidden” industry fees. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Rumors Around a Possible Sabre Sale Persist

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This week’s Update covers a variety of topics, including persistent rumors regarding a possible Sabre sale and proposed new federal regulations governing airline fee disclosures that may one day serve as a foundation for...more

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Online Travel Update: Has TikTok Become the Social Media Platform of Choice for Travel Brands and OTAs?

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Happy Labor Day to those of you in the U.S. celebrating our last gasp of summer. Last week’s Online Travel Update features several stories regarding Google’s recently announced plan to wind down entirely its “Book on Google”...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Hotel partnerships with co-working companies continue to rise; Google plans to phase out...

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This week’s Update features two stories on the growing (temporary?) phenomenon of using hotel guest rooms and other public spaces for those seeking an alternative arrangement to working from home and how those new remote work...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Final review of anti-trust allegations against hoteliers; Guest ownership as spoils of today's...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 8, 2018 is below. This week’s Update is a lengthy one and includes our sixth and final installment of our series in anti-trust challenges to hoteliers’...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - June 30th, 2017

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Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 30, 2017 is below. A mix of stories in this week’s update. Airbnb Continues Its March Toward Mainstream Lodging (SHORT-TERM RENTALS) ("Airbnb signs...more

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