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The Canadian Competition Bureau (Canada’s FTC) has initiated an enforcement campaign targeting hotels advertising in Canada. Here’s what you need to know: - The Canadian Competition Act (the Act) prohibits “drip pricing”...more
The global branded residential sector continues to diversify and grow in both urban and resort markets. We are now seeing a new generation in the market for branded residences. Branded Residential 1.0 is largely the dominion...more
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule—dubbed the Junk Fees Rule—to address what it views as deceptive pricing practices that cause harm to consumers and that undercut other honest...more
Warnings of an impending regulatory focus on hidden and junk fees materialized following President Joe Biden’s call to Congress during his 2023 State of the Union address to eliminate them. On December 17, the Federal Trade...more
The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
Less than two years from now, visitors from around the world will descend on the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as the three countries jointly host FIFA’s 2026 World Cup – and your business might want to start preparing already....more
All around the world, there is a growing focus on stopping companies from “greenwashing” their activities—i.e., making false or misleading statements about the environmental benefits of a product or practice. Related to this,...more
After a few quiet weeks, last week produced a number of stories that caught our attention and made it into our weekly Update, including two interesting stories on customer reviews. Enjoy....more
As you can see from our stories below, it was a rather quiet week for online travel. Enjoy....more
The explosive growth of sports betting in the United States has opened the door to a variety of new business opportunities for firms in the technology, hospitality, marketing, and financial services industries. It is...more
Happy New Year. Our inaugural 2021 Online Travel Update is below. In addition to sharing a new story about Expedia Group, we are once again providing a roundup of some of the major developments and trends that impacted the...more
It was a relatively quiet week on the distribution front. This past week, Airbnb garnered a lot of attention from the usual suspects and the not so usual…Enjoy. ...more
While this week’s Update does not include stories about Coronavirus and its potentially disastrous effects on the lodging and travel industries, I’m sure it will only be a matter of time. We are already hearing stories of...more
Media Transparency: An Update on the Status of the FBI/DOJ Investigation, Recovery Efforts and Best Practices Going Forward - The number of issues and areas of inquiry resulting from the revelations set forth in the...more
Among the things that are the most exciting about being an intellectual property practitioner working in the hospitality industry are the variety and wide breadth of legal issues that need to be addressed. We are...more
Winery consolidation and brand proliferation — hallmarks of the California wine market over the past 10 years — both continue to grow. With nearly 5,000 wineries and some estimate over 15,000 wine brands now competing for a...more
Hello all, With the new year, we plan to post portions of the OTA & Travel Distribution Updates that I prepare and circulate among our hospitality clients each week. Although the posts will be a week or two behind the...more
The North Carolina ABC Commission is conducting a review of the ABC regulations in Chapter 15B (formerly 2S). The regulations under review primarily affect restaurants, bars, private clubs, and other retail establishments...more
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which investigates business practices and enforces anti-competition and consumer protection legislation in the UK, just released a report and call for information that signals more...more