Expedia Expands Its Voice-Activation Résumé -
("Expedia Brings Voice Bookings, Cancellations and Rewards to Google Assistant," Skift Travel News, October 9, 2018)
It was less than two years ago that we featured...more
10/22/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Algorithms ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Data Collection ,
Expedia ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Internet Retailers ,
Joint Venture ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Pricing ,
Technology Sector ,
Travelers ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Vacation Rentals ,
Virtual Reality
And You Thought Today’s Health and Safety Requirements Were Tough -
("China Prepares Unprecedented Online Tourism Regulation," Stories, September 28, 2018)
Those of you who have negotiated online travel agency...more
10/8/2018
/ Booking.com ,
China ,
Expedia ,
Facebook ,
Health and Safety ,
Hilton ,
Hotels ,
Innovation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marketing ,
New Regulations ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Partnerships ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Tourism ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor
This week’s Update features a variety of stories....more
9/10/2018
/ AirBnB ,
China ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Expedia ,
Financial Statements ,
Hotels ,
Local Ordinance ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers
As the days of summer come to an end, activity in the distribution world has begun to pick back up again. I hope you enjoy....more
9/4/2018
/ Airlines ,
Asia ,
Booking.com ,
Expedia ,
Hotels ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Property ,
Retailers ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers
August has been a slow month in the distribution world as this week’s Update reflects....more
Travel Agency Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Cuba Texts -
Law 360 - Cybersecurity & Privacy on Aug 10, 2018 (subscription required)
An online travel agency that arranges trips to Cuba got slapped with a proposed class...more
8/20/2018
/ Amazon ,
ATDS ,
Class Action ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Marriott ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Property ,
Smart Devices ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Travelers
This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including a story on an unique approach to loyalty. Enjoy....more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 15, 2018 is below. Hometown favorite, Amazon, features heavily in this week’s Update.
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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
6/18/2018
/ Airlines ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Expedia ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
Homeaway ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Keyword Search ,
Marriott ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Technology Sector ,
Travelers
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update features a variety of stories, including renewed federal efforts to legislate third-party booking engines’ disclosure requirements. Enjoy....more
6/8/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Airlines ,
Business Travel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Expedia ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
India ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Resale Pricing ,
Travel Expenses ,
Travelers ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending May 18, 2018, is below. This week’s Update features our fourth installment in our 6-part series on alleged anti-trust abuses by hoteliers arising from their...more
5/29/2018
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Expedia ,
Facebook ,
Hotels ,
Japan ,
Keyword Search ,
Marriott ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Platforms ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Tourism ,
Tourists ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor ,
Trivago
Our weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending May 11, 2018 is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including the third installment in our six-part series dissecting recent...more
5/21/2018
/ Airlines ,
Appeals ,
Cruise Ships ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Dismissals ,
ECPA ,
Expedia ,
Hotels ,
Keyword Search ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Priceline ,
Tourism ,
Tourists ,
Travelers
Australian Authorities Confirm Renewed Interest in Parity Provisions -
("Online Booking Clauses Still Cause for Concern for Australian Competition Authority," MLex, April 11, 2018) (subscription required) -
Speaking...more
4/20/2018
/ Airlines ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Austria ,
Booking.com ,
Competition ,
Expedia ,
Forum Selection ,
Hotels ,
Investigations ,
Ireland ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Platforms ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Singapore ,
Suppliers ,
Travelers ,
Web Scraping
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 6, 2018 is below. A variety of stories are featured in this week’s Update, including an interesting follow up story on Red Lion’s somewhat unique (and...more
4/16/2018
/ Airlines ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Austria ,
Brand ,
Competition ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Expedia ,
Fines ,
Hotels ,
Marriott ,
Microsoft ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Price-Fixing ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Travelers
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending March 30, 2018 is below. This week’s Update features a heavy dose of OTA updates....more
4/9/2018
/ Airlines ,
Booking.com ,
Brazil ,
Car Rentals ,
Competition Authorities ,
Customer Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Expedia ,
Hackers ,
Hotels ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Priceline ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Travelers
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below. This week’s Update features a number of familiar stories....more
4/2/2018
/ Airlines ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Australia ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Booking.com ,
Class Action ,
Competition Authorities ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Expedia ,
Hackers ,
Hotels ,
Hotels.com ,
IBM ,
Keyword Search ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Search Results ,
Travelers
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending February 16, 2018 is below. Loyalty and direct booking make an appearance again in this week’s Update after an extended absence....more
2/26/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Event Tickets ,
Expedia ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Layoffs ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Smartphones ,
Travelers ,
Wyndham
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features a variety of stories – EU regulation, AI-powered chatbots, direct booking, connectivity and taxes....more
2/19/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
EU ,
Expedia ,
Germany ,
Hotel Tax ,
Hotels ,
Municipalities ,
Online Platforms ,
Priceline ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Social Media ,
Stock Prices ,
Trivago
This week’s rather short OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below....more
2/12/2018
/ Airlines ,
Dividends ,
Expedia ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Payment Systems ,
Priceline ,
Travel Delays ,
Travelers ,
Wells Fargo
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending January 19 is below. This week’s Update includes a heavy dose of short-term rental stories as well as details on Italian regulators’ recent efforts against...more
1/29/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
European Commission ,
Expedia ,
Fines ,
Homeowners ,
Italy ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mobile Payments ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Registration Requirement ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
Trivago ,
Websites
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending Friday, January 12, is below. This week’s Update features stories predominantly on OTAs....more
1/22/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Car Rentals ,
China ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Expedia ,
Generation Z ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Marriott ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Distribution ,
Priceline ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Tax Penalties ,
Travelers ,
Travelocity ,
Websites
Happy New Year from Seattle... I hope all of you enjoyed the holidays. Our final, year-end OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending December 29, 2017 is below. ...more
1/8/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Argentina ,
Asia ,
Booking.com ,
China ,
Collusion ,
Competition Authorities ,
Expedia ,
Finland ,
Food Supply ,
Google ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hotels.com ,
Investigations ,
Keyword Advertising ,
Mergers ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademarks ,
Travelers
This week’s Update for the week ending December 15, 2017 is below. Nothing too earth shattering this week....more
12/22/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Collusion ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Expedia ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Hotlines ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rewards Programs ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
Virtual Reality
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending December 8, 2017 is below. OTA powerhouses, Expedia and Booking.com, feature prominently in this week’s Update....more
12/18/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Appeals ,
Booking.com ,
Cameras ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Expedia ,
Hotels ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Tourism ,
Travelers
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending December 1, 2017 is below. This week’s Update features a variety of distribution stories as well as a report on the latest rankings of the large hotel loyalty...more
12/11/2017
/ Amazon ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Expedia ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
Microsoft ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Ryanair ,
Smart Devices ,
Travelers ,
Web Scraping