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
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 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
The first installment of our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for 2018 is below. A mix of stories in this week’s Update....more
1/15/2018
/ AirBnB ,
Apartments ,
Class Action ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Hotels ,
IBM ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Patent Infringement ,
Section 230 ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Tenants ,
Travelers ,
Video
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
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending October 20, 2017 is below. Short-term rentals feature prominently is this week’s Update...more
10/30/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Apartments ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Governor Walker ,
Hong Kong ,
Hotels ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Property ,
Resident's Rights ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Travelers ,
Vacation Rentals
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending Friday, October 13, is below. This week’s Update features stories on short-term rentals (or should I say hotels?), OTAs and loyalty. I hope you enjoy....more
10/23/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Apartments ,
China ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Ticket Pricing ,
Travelers ,
Vacation Rentals ,
Wyndham
This week’s short OTA Update for the week ending Friday, October 6 is below. Distribution, loyalty and short-term rentals are featured in this week’s Update...more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending September 29, 2017 is below. This week’s Update is a lengthy one and contains a number of stories that, although not directly associated with distribution, I...more
10/9/2017
/ AirBnB ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Hilton ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Rental Property ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Short-Term Lease ,
Tourists ,
Travelers
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
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
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 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
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 OTA & Distribution Update for the week ending April 28, 2017 is below. Loyalty program updates feature prominently in this week’s Update as well as story on some important changes at Airbnb to lure corporate...more
This week’s Update for the week of March 26, 2017 is below:
Airbnb cracks down on San Francisco hosts, booting out hundreds -
Revitalization Partners, Mar 24, 2017 -
Home-sharing company Airbnb says it has evicted...more
With my bracket totally blown by Villanova’s loss this afternoon, there is no time like the present to prepare this week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update. This week’s Update features stories for everyone.
Discounted...more
La Quinta Expands Loyalty Program [OTA]. La Quinta is the latest chain to announce significant revisions to its loyalty program (La Quinta Returns). Similar to the recently announced changes by Hilton to its Hilton Honors, La...more
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
My final client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for 2016 is below. It has been a quite week in the world of distribution. Here’s to a 2017 filled with much success and happiness. Happy New Year....more