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
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
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
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
Integration of Short-Term Rentals Continues [METASEARCH / SHORT-TERM RENTALS] -
("Google Is Testing Vacation Rental Search in Its Hotel Price-Comparison Tool," Skift Travel News, July 20, 2017) -
In what was an...more
7/31/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
AirBnB ,
EU ,
Google ,
Investment Property ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Transparency ,
Travelers ,
Vacation Rentals
Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending June 30, 2017 is below. A mix of stories in this week’s update.
Airbnb Continues Its March Toward Mainstream Lodging (SHORT-TERM RENTALS)
("Airbnb signs...more
7/10/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Airlines ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Australia ,
Booking.com ,
Business Travel ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
EU ,
Google ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
New Zealand ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Travel ,
Vacation Rentals
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
This week’s client OTA & Distribution Update for the week ending February 10, 2017 is below. A few more stories in this week’s update in comparison to the last few weeks of update. Plus, given the increasing importance of...more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending January 27, 2017 is below. Not a lot of news to report this week; surprisingly little came out of this past week’s Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in...more