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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: OTAs Regain Majority Share, Hoteliers Need to Act Like Retailers, and TripAdvisor's Transparency Report

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As evidenced by the stories in this week’s Update, this past week was a relatively quiet week in online travel. Not surprisingly, many of this past week’s headlines featured the recent report by Phocuswright suggesting that...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: 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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Online Travel Update: Dissatisfaction With Expedia Directors, and Apple Enters Fintech Space

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Like prior weeks’ Updates, this week’s Update features stories on the growing phenomenon of fintech and its effect on the travel industry. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Musafir Partners with Mastercard to Launch Innovative Payment Options, and Wyndham Announces New Trip...

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This week’s Update features two stories detailing fintech’s growing influence on online travel. Regular readers of our Update know that we’ve featured a number of fintech and payment related stories this past year, with...more

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Online Travel Update: FlightHub Insists It Is Trustworthy; US Airways Claims Losses of Nearly $300 Million in Case Against Sabre;...

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Last week’s Update features a variety of stories, including FlightHub’s attempt to resurrect its reputation and US Airways’ latest claims against Sabre. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Technology Powers Loyalty Program Growth, and Group Travel Continues Its Move Online

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Last week was all about loyalty as we saw a number of stories on the new roles that technology and online platforms are playing for hoteliers seeking to update and expand (or even launch) their loyalty programs. We include...more

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Online Travel Update: Groups360 Raises an Additional $50 Million; Uber Continues Push to Super App Status; and Google’s Rob Torres...

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This week’s Online Travel Update features a variety of stories, including a follow up story on Uber’s ongoing transition from ride hailing app to super app. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Effects of Recent Egencia Acquisition Start to Unfold at Amex GBT; Uber Seeks Super App Status; and Expedia...

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What a week it has been watching the horrible events unfold in Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those in Ukraine or with family in Ukraine....more

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Online Travel Update: Copolo seeks to capitalize on travelers’ growing environmental concerns; Hopper diversifies through “homes";...

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This week’s Update features a number of stories on short-term rentals, as one established vacation rental platform continues to gain relevance in traditional hotel room distribution while an established travel application...more

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Online Travel Update: Expedia predicts better travel days ahead; Southwest embraces Kayak’s business platform; Oyo released the...

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Our first Update of 2022 includes a number of stories on the evolving marketing tactics of both hotels and their distribution partners. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Marriott and Rakuten announce partnership; Sonder continues to expand distribution network; Expedia combines...

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including stories regarding Expedia’s planned roll up of its loyalty programs and Marriott’s recently announced loyalty program partnership with Japanese e-commerce platform,...more

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Online Travel Update: Airbnb takes steps to accommodate hotel listings; Hopper is ranked the most downloaded travel app in the...

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Fall has definitely arrived in the Pacific Northwest. It was a relatively quiet week in the online travel world. This week’s Update features a story on one of the most widely used Global Distribution Systems – Amadeus – as...more

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Tripadvisor Plus program forced to make significant changes; travel industry veterans launch Spotnana; Hopper CEO plans to creates...

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Skift’s annual Skift Global Forum, which was held this past week, produced a number of newsworthy items for this week’s Update. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Vrbo gets creative when facing vacation rentals shortages; Booking.com creates fintech business to enhance...

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This week’s Update features details on two recently filed lawsuits — one by American Airlines against Sabre and the other against Southwest Airlines by airfare discounter, Skiplagged. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Trump Administration bans Alipay; JetBlue withholds flight information from Fareportal; outdoor booking...

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories (all of which pale in comparison to the tumultuous events last week in Washington, D.C.), including two stories about the recent antitrust claims brought by Fareportal against...more

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ADA TITLE III Litigation: A 2019 Review And Hot Trends For 2020

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Seyfarth synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuits flooded federal courts in 2019 and will likely continue to do so in 2020 with new theories for the courts to consider. ...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Sudden resignations of Expedia Group CEO & CFO; Kayak’s metasearch business model evolves with...

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It should come as no surprise that stories detailing the unexpected resignations of Expedia’s top two senior executives are featured prominently in this week’s Update. Rather than just recirculating the usual industry...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Travel booking startup turning traditional group booking upside down; Hoxton hotel chain...

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Startup Seeks to Turn Traditional Group Booking Upside Down - (“Booking Startup Stayker Makes Room Blocks Less Risky for Planners,” Skift Travel News on Nov 20, 2019) Launched last Thursday, Stayker seeks to disrupt...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Marriott and Expedia reach landmark deal; TripAdvisor seeks to provide more transparency in...

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This week’s Update is by far one of the most substantive Updates we’ve had in some time. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Ettsa demands tighter EU standards on hotel booking rules; scalability is key for new...

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Ettsa demands Europe-wide harmonisation of hotel booking rules - Travel Weekly (UK) - News on Aug 30, 2019 - The European technology and Travel Services Association (Ettsa) has demanded EU regulators enforce tighter...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2019 #4

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We have definitely seen an uptick in the number of ransomware attacks against municipalities around the country. Thus far, the attacks have been against single cities, towns, and court systems, and recently against a...more

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Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb argues about City of Boston's short-term rental ordinance; AirDNA expands footprint of rental...

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Airbnb Back in Court - ("New rules don’t seem to be bringing Boston many short-term rental applications," Curbed - Boston on Apr 10) Earlier this week, Airbnb was in court arguing that the City of Boston’s short-term...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Effects of Google's trademark and keyword practices changes; Japanese regulators conclude Airbnb...

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories covering search, short-term rentals, wholesalers and traditional OTAs. This week's highlights include...more

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