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This Week in Travel: NDC Progress, Booking.com Scrutiny, and AI Momentum in the Industry

Foster Garvey PC on 4/8/2025

Good Sunday morning from Seatle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, April 4, is below. This week’s Update features a number of follow up stories on topics covered in recent Updates, including...more

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

Foster Garvey PC on 10/19/2020

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

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Google continues to unveil new travel products despite pandemic; Choice Hotels enters into a...

Foster Garvey PC on 8/31/2020

This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update includes Google prominently featured in the news and a new agreement for Choice Hotels. Enjoy....more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia's Vrbo sees significant growth in bookings; Expedia expands cryptocurrency payment...

Foster Garvey PC on 7/17/2020

Several themes emerged in this week’s stories, including the bullish return of short-term rentals and the continued direct booking efforts by airlines and the metasearch sites seeking to serve them. Enjoy....more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Radisson partners with Hotelbeds; Expedia offers more details on its partner recovery program

Foster Garvey PC on 7/10/2020

Perhaps it was Canada Day or the Fourth of July holiday weekend, but last week was relatively quiet in the distribution world. Enjoy....more

Short-Term Rental Update: Vacasa reaches unicorn status with its latest funding round; Airbnb bans 'party houses'

Foster Garvey PC on 12/10/2019

We have some great updates in the STR space this week, including: Vacasa Reaches Unicorn Status - (“Real estate’s newest unicorn: Vacasa raises $319 million, now valued at more than $1 billion,” HousingWire on Nov 1, 2019)...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb goes luxe; The Plum Guide aims to become the Michelin Guide for the short-term rental...

Foster Garvey PC on 7/17/2019

Airbnb Goes Luxe - ("Airbnb dives into ultra-high-end rentals. Here’s what brokers think," Real Deal - LA Real Estate News on Jun 2, 2019) - Last week, Airbnb announced it was rolling out Airbnb Luxe, a vertical featuring...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb poised for a reprieve in the EU; Guesty offers innovative and more streamlined tools for property...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/20/2019

Airbnb poised for a reprieve in the EU - ("Why Airbnb Could Escape the Uber Trap in Europe," Fortune Magazine on Apr 30, 2019) The Court of Justice of the European Union is considering whether Airbnb was breaking the...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Airbnb argues about City of Boston's short-term rental ordinance; AirDNA expands footprint of rental...

Foster Garvey PC on 4/19/2019

Airbnb Back in Court - ("New rules don’t seem to be bringing Boston many short-term rental applications," Curbed - Boston on Apr 10) Earlier this week, Airbnb was in court arguing that the City of Boston’s short-term...more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Effects of Google's trademark and keyword practices changes; Japanese regulators conclude Airbnb...

Foster Garvey PC on 11/12/2018

This week’s Update features a variety of stories covering search, short-term rentals, wholesalers and traditional OTAs. This week's highlights include...more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Agoda Homes seeks to gain ground; Direct booking is best according to Australian regulators;...

Foster Garvey PC on 10/1/2018

Agoda Homes Seeks To Gain Ground - ("OTAs Booking Holdings’ Agoda Takes a Distinctive Approach on Short-Term Rentals," Skift Travel News on September 21, 2018) For some time now, Agoda has featured short-term rentals on...more

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