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

Foster Garvey PC on 5/15/2024

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

Online Travel Update: Google Shutters “Book on Google” feature; Booking Holdings’ Earnings Release Reveals Insight on Profit...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/7/2022

This week’s Update includes two stories detailed Booking Holdings’ recent earnings release and a surprise story regarding Google’s hotel booking platform. Enjoy....more

Online Travel Update: Russian authorities impose antitrust penalty on Booking.com and individual branded properties decided to...

Foster Garvey PC on 9/27/2021

Russian Authorities Impose Anti-Trust Penalty on Booking.com - (“Booking.com Faces $17.5 Million Competition Fine in Russia,” August 26, 2021 via Skift) (subscription may be required) Russia’s federal antimonopoly...more

Online Travel Update: Virtual experiences may remain relevant over the long haul; hospitality industry plans for post-pandemic...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/15/2021

This week’s Update features stories on Google’s recently announced online third-party tracking changes, the (permanent) nature of virtual experiences, growth of “digital” kitchens and important updates on what group events...more

Online Travel Update: Skift pays tribute to Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson; Kayak says meta search is still influential; Tripadvisor...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/1/2021

This week’s Update features a number of stories highlighting last week’s Skift Online Travel and Distribution Summit, as well as Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson’s incredible impact on Marriott and its view on online travel. Enjoy....more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Tensions between Google and Booking.com become public; Google confirms recent Expedia research...

Foster Garvey PC on 11/10/2020

Last week was relatively quiet on the distribution front. Enjoy. Tensions Between Google and Booking.com Become Public - (“Booking.com and Google Clash in Europe as Regulators Target Both,” October 29, 2020 via Skift...more