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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Our weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 20, 2018 is below. This week’s Update features a number of stories on the emerging tours and activities space. I also included the first installment...more
4/30/2018
/ Booking.com ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Distributors ,
Hotels ,
Keyword Search ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rebranding ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Travelers ,
TripAdvisor
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 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
This week’s abbreviated OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features stories on the biggest distribution players – Ctrip, Booking.com, and yes, Airbnb. Enjoy....more
This week’s OTA & Distribution Update for the week ending February 23, 2018 is below. Other than Airbnb’s much publicized rollout of its 53 new product lines (an exaggeration, but not by much), last week was a relatively slow...more
3/5/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Booking.com ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Hotels ,
Name Changes ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Priceline ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
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 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
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)
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 & 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 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
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)
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 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
Some interesting stories in this week’s GSB OTA & Travel Distribution Update (for the week ending March 31, 2017): -
Restaurant Bookings Today, Hotel Reservations Tomorrow [SOCIAL MEDIA]. This week’s Chefs & Tech...more
4/10/2017
/ Amazon ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Booking.com ,
Expedia ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Licensing Rules ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Resorts & Restaurants ,
Smart Devices ,
Travel ,
Trivago ,
Turkey ,
Unfair Competition
Our weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending January 20, 2017 is below. Not a lot of significant developments this past week, but next week’s Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles...more
2/6/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Booking.com ,
Expedia ,
Lyft ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Payment Processors ,
Priceline ,
Travel ,
Trump Administration ,
Uber ,
Vacation Rentals