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Online Travel Update: Airlines' Tactics Under Scrutiny, Booking.com's Challenges, and Citi-Navan's New Partnership

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This week’s Update features updates on several recently featured stories, including Booking.com’s ongoing payment and fraud challenges and new legislative efforts to limit junk fees....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: Expedia continues to overhaul their leadership; Sabre partners with ByHours to distribute hourly room...

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This week’s Update features a couple of stories (including one by Seattle’s own Geekwire.com) detailing the recent executive shake up at Expedia. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: Virtual experiences may remain relevant over the long haul; hospitality industry plans for post-pandemic...

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This week’s Update features stories on Google’s recently announced online third-party tracking changes, the (permanent) nature of virtual experiences, growth of “digital” kitchens and important updates on what group events...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Booking.com adds direct flight search for U.S. travelers and anticipates what's next for future...

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What started out as a relatively quiet week in the distribution world ended with a flurry of activity and announcements (some were expected and some were not). I hope you enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Hotel partnerships with co-working companies continue to rise; Google plans to phase out...

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This week’s Update features two stories on the growing (temporary?) phenomenon of using hotel guest rooms and other public spaces for those seeking an alternative arrangement to working from home and how those new remote work...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Parity commitments extended by Expedia and Booking.com; Google adds pandemic details to travel...

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Parity Commitments Extended by Expedia and Booking.com - (“Expedia, Booking.com voluntarily extend 'price parity' antitrust commitments, Aug 14, 2020 via MLEX Insight) While the European Commission continues its...more

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Google Health's Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns

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Google Health’s Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns - Recently, Google has been at the center of privacy concerns due to its health- sharing collaborations with the University of Chicago Medical Center (the Medical Center)...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: German and French antitrust authorities examine effects of pricing algorithms on competition;...

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Algorithms Under EU Scrutiny - (“Algorithms might raise collusion concerns, Franco-German study says,” MLex Insight on Nov 8, 2019) As many of you probably already know, algorithms are the heart and soul of most online...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: TripAdvisor continues to defend claims of fake reviews; Booking.com and others create travel...

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Fall has definitely arrived here in the Pacific Northwest. This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features stories on TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Vacasa and the soon-to-be-effective, Strong Customer...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Accor and Air France-KLM announce unique loyalty partnership; Booking.com delays plans to charge...

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This week’s travel-shortened OTA & Travel Distribution Update features two stories detailing two recently announced unique partnerships, one between Accor and Air-France-KLM and the other between Expedia and Lufthansa. We...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Online platforms lack price transparency; United continues preparation for Expedia wind down;...

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This week’s Update includes a report on the EU Commission’s widespread examination of online platforms’ pricing practices and an update on the much-publicized standoff between United and Expedia. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: New platforms brought to regulators' attention; Google Assistant Interpreter Mode gets a test...

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Voice-assisted devices (a/k/a smart speakers) feature prominently in this week’s Update. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Keyword restrictions - Part II: 1-800 Contacts case; Trivago's strikethrough pricing practices...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 27, 2018 is below. This week’s Update features a wide variety of stories. I hope you enjoy....more

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