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 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
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
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
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
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
Our first client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for 2017 is below. Not a lot to report this week, so we will keep the Update short....more
Our weekly client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the short week ending December 22, 2016 is below. This week’s update is brief one....more