Antitrust Litigation, Expedia

Online Travel Update: Tripscout Introduces Instagram Hotel Bookings, and Hopper Brings Flexible Payment Options to Short-Term...

Foster Garvey PC on 6/13/2022

Last week’s Update features stories on two less frequently used social media platforms – Instagram and Snapchat – and details the brewing battle among banking companies for travel industry legitimacy. I hope you enjoy....more

Online Travel Update: Trivago and Kayak take different approaches to address metasearches; Fareport Holdings drops antitrust suit...

Foster Garvey PC on 9/14/2021

This week’s Update features stories on the divergent paths of two of the leading metasearch sites – Kayak and Trivago – and updates on recent efforts by airlines JetBlue and RyanAir to grow their direct bookings. Enjoy....more

Online Travel Update: Tripadvisor Plus continues to grab attention; distributors' “narrow parity” compromise in South Korea;...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/29/2021

This week’s Update provides additional information (and perspectives) on Tripadvisor’s new subscription program (Tripadvisor Plus), parity updates from South Korea and the latest on Fareportal’s antitrust claims against...more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Booking.com adds direct flight search for U.S. travelers and anticipates what's next for future...

Foster Garvey PC on 11/2/2020

What started out as a relatively quiet week in the distribution world ended with a flurry of activity and announcements (some were expected and some were not). I hope you enjoy....more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia consolidates its HomeAway and VRBO brands; Sonder raises $170 million in funding;...

Foster Garvey PC on 7/6/2020

In this week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update, we cover TripAdvisor’s busy week, including the announcement about its new travel advisor referral service, Reco. Enjoy....more

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

Foster Garvey PC on 6/18/2018

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