This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features stories on both traditional OTAs and short-term rentals. Enjoy....more
11/27/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Big Data ,
Booking.com ,
Disabilities ,
Expedia ,
Hotels ,
Hotels.com ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Raids ,
Refunds ,
Rental Tax ,
Residential Leases ,
Sexual Assault ,
Short-Term Lease ,
South Korea ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending November 10, 2017 is below. Senator Kobuchar’s recent request for an DOJ and FTC investigation into OTAs’ purportedly anti-competitive practices leads this...more
11/20/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Expedia ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Homeaway ,
Hotels ,
Investigations ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Priceline ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor ,
Trivago ,
Twitter ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Websites
Navigating Disruptive Climates, hosted by Washington Hospitality Association, was held on October 22-24, 2017 at the Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip, Washington. My presentation at the conference, "The War Rages: Hotels vs....more
11/13/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Booking.com ,
Contract Terms ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Expedia ,
Facebook ,
Google ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Microsoft ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Priceline ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor ,
Trivago
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending, Friday, November 3, is below. The week’s update features a variety of stories, including a potentially landmark purchase by Airbnb....more
11/13/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
AirBnB ,
Airlines ,
Expedia ,
Google ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Pending Legislation ,
Property Tax ,
Search Engines ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
Vacation Rentals ,
Wall Street Journal ,
Wyndham
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending October 27, 2017 is below. This week's Update includes a number of substantive stories on OTAs, particularly, European authorities’ renewed interest in OTAs’...more
11/6/2017
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition Authorities ,
Consumer Watchdog ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
Expedia ,
Financial Reporting ,
Germany ,
Homeaway ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Office of Fair Trading ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Price Match Guarantees ,
Priceline ,
Revenue Recognition Standard ,
Travelers ,
Trivago ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Websites
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending September 22, 2017 is below. This week’s Update features a wide variety of stories on distribution, short-term rentals and loyalty programs....more
10/3/2017
/ Accounting Standards ,
AirBnB ,
Amazon ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Delta Airlines ,
Expedia ,
Hilton ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Travelers
Our weekly OTA & Distribution Update for the week ending September 15, 2017 is below. The week’s short Update features a heavy dose of OTA stories...more
This week’s update features a number of traditional “distributor” stories and updates on short-term rentals. We elected not to include a story involving the much-publicized leadership changes at Expedia (and Uber) as I’m sure...more
9/18/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Blockchain ,
China ,
Distributors ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Injunctions ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Operating System Developers ,
Priceline ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Vacation Homes ,
Vacation Rentals
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending August 25, 2017 is below. This week’s Update once again shows that August shaped up to be a relatively quiet month in the distribution world....more
9/11/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Expedia ,
Hilton ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
India ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
Vacation Rentals
This week’s Update for the week ending August, 18, 2017 is below. Short-term rental regulation is featured prominently in this week’s Update...more
8/28/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hotlines ,
Hyatt ,
Landlords ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Income ,
Rental Property ,
Search Engines ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travel
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending August 4, 2017 is below. An important update on the status of rate parity in the EU leads things off in this week’s Update...more
8/14/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Australia ,
Booking.com ,
City of Chicago ,
EU ,
Expedia ,
Fines ,
France ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
Italy ,
New Legislation ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Rental Property ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Startups ,
Travel
Our weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending July 28, 2017 is below. Two Expedia companies top this week’s Update...more
8/7/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Asia ,
Expedia ,
Governor Christie ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
International Travel ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Rental Property ,
Rental Rates ,
Research Tools ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Tourists ,
Travelers ,
Trivago ,
Unicorns
A number of updated and new stories in this week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending July 14, 2017. We hope you enjoy.
Expedia’s MeetingMarket Now Speaks English [OTA/GROUP]
("Expedia extends...more
7/25/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Amazon Echo ,
Car Rentals ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Data Breach ,
Expedia ,
Harvard University ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Third-Party ,
Travel
CMA Seeks to Educate UK Hoteliers [PARITY] -
("Competition watchdog urges hotels to take advantage of demise of price parity," The Caterer - Latest Hospitality News, July 5, 2017) -
If you recall, one of the key...more
7/17/2017
/ Advertising ,
AirBnB ,
Booking.com ,
Competition Authorities ,
Expedia ,
France ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Noise Complaints ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Property ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
This week’s GSB OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 23, 2017 is below. A variety of stories this week.
Time to Take French Legislative Prohibitions Seriously [OTA/PARITY]
("Expedia fined in France...more
7/3/2017
/ AirBnB ,
EU ,
Expedia ,
France ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor ,
United Airlines
Our weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 16, 2017 is below. Several interesting stories this week...
Price-Fixing Technology the Subject of EU Regulators [PARITY] -
("Enforcers Must...more
6/27/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
AirBnB ,
Airlines ,
Amazon ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Price-Fixing ,
Travelers ,
Whole Foods
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 9, 2017 is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories.
Airline Surcharge Challenged [DIRECT BOOKING] -
("IAG Flight-Booking Surcharge...more
6/19/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Airlines ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
EU ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Intermediary Agreements ,
International Travel ,
Japan ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Surcharges
This week’s client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 2, 2017 is below. A short update this week:
Expedia Defends (Again) Billboard Effect [OTA].
In the latest salvo regarding the existence of...more
6/12/2017
/ AHLA ,
Amazon ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Internet Marketing ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Vendors
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending May 26, 2017 is below. A short, but significant update this week.
Bi-Partisan Legislation Introduced to Stop Online Booking Scams [OTA]. In an effort to curb...more
6/6/2017
/ Cuba ,
Expedia ,
FTC Act ,
Google ,
Hotels ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Online Reviews ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Scams ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending May 21, 2017 is below. Nothing earth shattering this week...
Accor Launches Dynamic Packaging [DIRECT BOOKING]. Joining the ranks of Marriott and other...more
This week’s GSB weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending May 12, 2017 is below.
Rhetoric Over AHLA’s Planned Lobbying Efforts Ramps Up [OTA]. Not surprisingly, Priceline Group CEO Glenn Fogel...more
5/19/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
AHLA ,
Competition ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Lobbying ,
Monopolization ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Trains
Our OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending Friday, May 5, 2017 is below. -
Industry To Again Focus Attention on Distribution Duopoly [OTA]. In an article last week, Bloomberg shared details from an AHLA...more
5/15/2017
/ Capital Raising ,
Expedia ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Lobbying ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Startups ,
Travel ,
Trump Administration
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 21, 2017 is below. This week’s update contains a variety of stories, including a copy of the now much-publicized New York Times article detailing AH&LA’s...more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 14, 2017 is below. Additional details regarding last week’s long-awaited report on online travel by the European Commission are featured in this week’s...more
4/24/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Booking.com ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
India ,
Microsoft ,
Occupancy Tax ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Research and Development
Below please find this week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 7, 2017. The recently released European Commission’s report on the hotel industry headlines this week’s Update. -
European...more
4/17/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Damages ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Occupancy Tax ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Penalties ,
Theft