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Retailers: Beware Legislator and Regulator Junk Fee Focus

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For many months, Joe Biden has been leading the so-called war on junk fees, a campaign to restrict surcharges spanning across industries - from airline seating upcharges, to hotel resort fees, to extra service charges tacked...more

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What Is Partitioned Pricing, the Subject of Recent Regulatory and Litigation Scrutiny?

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In recent months, various groups—including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other high-level government regulators—have raised questions about the appropriateness of “add on” charges paid by consumers who are buying...more

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FTC Proposes Rule to Prohibit Hidden and Falsely Advertised Fees

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On October 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new proposed rule to prohibit “junk fees,” which the FTC states are hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut honest businesses. FTC...more

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

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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

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Online Travel Update: Agoda adds installment payments, and Expedia scales back its non-core businesses while its competitors press...

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We end 2020 with a heavy dose of antitrust/competition stories (which is a theme likely to continue into 2021), including updates from Russia, Croatia and the European Union. Those of you with properties in those markets may...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Travelers seek increased transparency and Booking.com abandons BookingSuite effort

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Travelers Seeking Increased Transparency - (“Skyscanner, Expedia, Hopper on need for transparency in travel retailing,” Oct 14, 2020 via Phocus Wire) In a recent roundtable held at the Open Industry Summit: The New...more

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Illinois Governor Enacts Major Illinois Employment Law Changes

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On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted sweeping changes to the landscape of employment law in Illinois. See Public Act 101-0221, http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0221.htm. Among other...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Airbnb begins integration of traditional lodging products; Dutch authority suggests greater...

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Airbnb Begins Integration of Traditional Lodging Products - ("Airbnb Tests Hotel Integration by Adding Some HotelTonight Partners," Skift Travel News, May 29, 2019) As a critical first step in its integration of the newly...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - March 3rd, 2017

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La Quinta Expands Loyalty Program [OTA]. La Quinta is the latest chain to announce significant revisions to its loyalty program (La Quinta Returns). Similar to the recently announced changes by Hilton to its Hilton Honors, La...more

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